# exciter

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #95,954

## Definitions
1. One who or that which excites.
2. The electronic oscillator that generates the carrier signal for a transmitter.
3. An audio signal processing technique used to enhance a signal by dynamic equalization, phase manipulation, harmonic synthesis of (usually) high frequency signals, and through the addition of subtle harmonic distortion.

## Etymology
From excite + -er.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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