companding

companding definition - telecom
Referring to the twin processes of compression and decompression as used in the conversion of a voice signal from analog to digital format and then converting the signal back from digital to analog. The ITU-T G.711 Recommendation for pulse code modulation (PCM) specifies both

Webster's New World Telecom Dictionary Copyright © 2008 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana.
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