surface noise

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surface noise

(Electronics) noise produced by the friction of the needle or stylus of a record player with the rotating record, caused by a static charge, dust, or irregularities on the surface of a record

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surface noise - noise produced by the friction of the stylus of a record player moving over the rotating record

background noise, ground noise - extraneous noise contaminating sound measurements that cannot be separated from the desired signal

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