Phrase guide

guard band

noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Sound

Pronunciation

Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.

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noun

Meaning 1

An unused part of the radio spectrum between bands, for the purpose of preventing interference.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: broadcasting, communications, electrical-engineering, engineering, media, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, radio, telecommunications

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noun

Meaning 2

The unrecorded space between tracks on magnetic tape or other media which prevents the signals on adjacent tracks from interfering with each other.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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noun

Meaning 3

The amount by which minimum product specifications are increased to ensure that, even with measurement uncertainty, the product will meet the minimum specifications with a specified level of confidence.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Qualifier: quality control

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noun

Meaning 4

A virtual area of the screen, bordering the real screen, to which any rendering is ignored, used to simplify clipping.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: computer-graphics, computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

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History

Etymology

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