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DSP en · NOUN

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1. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism) Initialism of digital signal processor.
   alt of digital signal processor
2. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable) Initialism of digital signal processing.
   alt of digital signal processing
   • Users are most likely to come across the term “digital signal processing” (DSP) while looking for a new pair of earbuds, home theatre systems or other audio electronics products. Some might think of it as a casual term used for marketing, but DSP is a very complicated subject. Digital signal processing involves taking an audio signal (it can be any signal but in this case it's audio) and digitally manipulating it to achieve the desired result. 2022 May 19, Arghanshu Bose, “Explained: What is digital signal processing and how is it used in audio products”, in The Times of India, India, archived from the original on 07 Sep 2025:
3. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable) Initialism of digital service provider.
   alt of digital service provider
4. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable) Initialism of demand-side platform.
   alt of demand-side platform
5. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable) initialism of (Latin) decessit sine prole (“died without issue”).
   alt of (Latin) decessit sine prole
   • My name’s Saint-George and the Governor forgot to provide me with any brothers. So the minute they write d.s.p. after me, Uncle Peter’s for it. 1935, Dorothy L. Sayers, Gaudy Night:

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