(also NICAM ) / ˈnaɪkæm; NAmE / noun
[ U ] ( technical ) a system used in television to provide video signals with high-quality sound
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WORD ORIGIN
1980s: acronym from near instantaneously companded audio multiplex .
(also NICAM ) / ˈnaɪkæm; NAmE / noun
[ U ] ( technical ) a system used in television to provide video signals with high-quality sound
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WORD ORIGIN
1980s: acronym from near instantaneously companded audio multiplex .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005