Transducer

A device for converting a physical effect into an electrical signal or the other way around.

For example a microphone is a transducer that converts sound into an electrical audio signal. So in this case it converts sound-to-electrical

A loudspeaker on the other hand is also a 'transducer' as it converts an electrical signal (audio) into a physical effect (sound). So in this case it converts electrical-to-sound

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2020-10

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