Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

software defined radio

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.26 in modern English

Syllables: soft-ware de-fined ra-dio
IPA

32

Scrabble Score

20

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A radio that creates and receives radio signals through software controlled DSPs (digital signal processors) with ADCs (analog-to-digital converters) and DACs (digital-to-analog converters).

Inflected Forms

software defined radios (plural)

Derived Forms

SDR

Phrases

sound card

Frequently Paired Words

sound card

Questions

What does software defined radio mean?: A radio that creates and receives radio signals through software controlled DSPs (digital signal processors) with ADCs (analog-to-digital converters) and DACs (digital-to-analog converters).

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