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Contraction derived from the
opposite processes of compression and expansion. Part of the PCM process
whereby analog signal values are logically rounded to discrete scale-step
values on a nonlinear scale. The decimal step number is then coded in its
binary equivalent prior to transmission. The process is reversed at the
receiving terminal using the same nonlinear scale. Compare with
compressionand expansion. See also a-law and
mu-law.
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