CNET Glossary: analog-to-digital conversion

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analog-to-digital conversion
An electronic process by which an analog signal is changed into a digital signal, without altering its content. For example, modems translate incoming analog signals into digital data that a computer can understand, then translates the outgoing data into analog signals that can be transmitted via telephone line.

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