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XLR

XLR noun: a kind of electrical connector, circular and having between three and seven pins, primarily used with professional audiovisual and stage lighting equipment. Also the initialism of extra long range.

Noun

XLR (plural XLRs)

  1. (attributive, often) A kind of electrical connector, circular and having between three and seven pins, primarily used with professional audiovisual and stage lighting equipment.
    • Larger snake cables often have elaborate multipin connectors that lead to either a group of XLRs or a metal box with a group of chassis-mounted XLRs.2013, Glen Ballou, Handbook for Sound Engineers, page 1318

Also used as

XLR is also the initialism of extra long range.

XLR is also the abbreviation of X-chromosome linked recessive.

Forms of XLR

pluralXLRs

Origin of XLR

From a part number prefix from the 1950s.

Abbreviation

Questions about XLR

What does XLR mean?
XLR means a kind of electrical connector, circular and having between three and seven pins, primarily used with professional audiovisual and stage lighting equipment.
What part of speech is XLR?
XLR is a noun.
What is the plural of XLR?
The plural of XLR is XLRs.

Words near XLR in the dictionary

  1. Xlet
  2. Xlets
  3. XLink
  4. xlnt
  5. XLPE
  6. XLR
  7. XLRs
  8. XLS
  9. XLT
  10. XM
  11. XMA

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