n.
Device that responds to a small input signal (voltage, current, or power) and delivers a larger output signal with the same waveform features.
Amplifiers are used in radio and television receivers, high-fidelity audio equipment, and computers. Amplification can be provided by electromechanical devices (e.g., transformers and generators ) and vacuum tubes , but most electronic systems now employ solid-state microcircuits. One amplifier is usually insufficient, so its output is fed into a second, whose output is fed to a third, and so on, until the output level is satisfactory.