A circuit or device for selectively reducing certain types of noise, especially by momentarily reducing the output or the gain during peaks of amplitude greater than the desired signal.
Origin
1930s; earliest use found in Wireless World.
Definition of noise limiter in US English:
noise limiter
noun
Electronics
A circuit or device for selectively reducing certain types of noise, especially by momentarily reducing the output or the gain during peaks of amplitude greater than the desired signal.