different between limiter vs delimiter

English

Etymology

limit +? -er

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -?m?t?(?)

Noun

limiter (plural limiters)

1. That which limits or confines.

   The limiter automatically put on the brakes to keep the machine from going too fast.

2. (electronics) A circuit that allows signals below a specified input threshold to pass unaffected while attenuating the peaks of stronger signals.
3. (historical) A friar who had a license to beg within certain bounds.

Derived terms

• brick-wall limiter

Anagrams

• Leitrim

French

Etymology

limite +? -er

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /li.mi.te/

Verb

limiter

1. to mark, to limit (to show a physical limit or boundary)
2. to limit (to state a limit for)

Conjugation

Further reading

• “limiter” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• militer

Ladin

Verb

limiter

1. to limit

Conjugation

• Ladin conjugation varies from one region to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.

Latin

Verb

l?miter

1. first-person singular present passive subjunctive of l?mit?

English

Etymology

delimit +? -er.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /d??l?m?t?(?)/
• Rhymes: -?m?t?(?)

Noun

delimiter (plural delimiters)

1. That which delimits, that separates.

   A comma-delimited file has commas as the delimiter, separating each field of the file.

2. (computing) A unique character or series of characters that indicates the beginning or end of a specific statement, string or function body set.

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