Distortion

Updated: 05/06/2024 by Computer Hope
Distortion on a computer monitor.

Distortion describes an interruption of transmitting signals that cause an unclear reception. Distortion is commonly found in sound generated or received by a computer, video, or display signals and data cables such as network cables.

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See our noise page for examples of how noise can distort different signals.

Aberration, Aliasing, Clipping, Compression, Hardware terms, Noise, Saturation