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Companding Algorithm

An algorithm that allows signals with a large dynamic range to be transmitted overfacilities with a smaller dynamic range. It is used in telephony (see -law and A-law)and some other types of communications

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Standard Source (Designation Number Title of Standard. Publisher, Place, Year.)
ANSI/NIST-ITL 1-2011 Update:2015 Data Format for the Interchange of Fingerprint, Facial & Other Biometric Information. ANSI/National Institute of Standards and Technology, 2011. Source link