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high fidelity

noun [U]
 
 
(abbreviation hi-fi)

Definition

the production by electrical equipment of very good quality sound that is as similar as possible to the original sound: a major manufacturer of high-fidelity audio equipmentAudio and video equipment
(Definition of high fidelity noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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