debounce

== English == === Etymology === From de- + bounce. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /diːˈbaʊns/ Rhymes: -aʊns Hyphenation: de‧bounce === Verb === debounce (third-person singular simple present debounces, present participle debouncing, simple past and past participle debounced) (electronics) To remove the small ripple of current that forms when a mechanical switch is pushed in an electrical circuit and makes a series of short contacts. (programming, by extension) To discard events or signals that should not be processed because they occurred too close together. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== keybounce ==== Translations ====