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pass-through

pass-through

5.1
A setting that lets signals or data pass through unchanged to another device
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : passthrough
  • NZXT furthers its VR branding by building in an HDMI pass through within the case which passes your GPU's HDMI out to the HMD through internal case wiring.
  • pass-through mode

You know, yes, Airpods have kind of a digital pass through mode where you can still hear the world around you, but nothing really beats the sound of the real world.

Examples

  • As a result, each VM is given its own directly accessible pass-through copy of the device.

    Academic text (2012)
  • So HDMI goes into the Elgato box and then out to your TV and the pass through is like free.

  • Yeah, with the Rift S, the pass through system is slightly different.

  • Having that direct GPU pass through is awesome.

  • Plugs like this can also be pass through or non pass through, and here we have one of each.

  • You have a channel where the channel is not just a pass through wire with a little attenuation on it.

  • One of the biggest challenges of pass-through mode affects devices that use DMA.

    Academic text (2012)
  • That's an SD card slot, a USB source pass through of some kind.

  • Although pass-through mode can remove I/O virtualization overheads, it introduces several limitations and implementation challenges that have slowed its deployment.

    Academic text (2012)
  • The HDMI pass-through feature allows you to connect your console directly to the TV without any signal loss.

How Long

delay line
  • Specialized
6.7
delayer
  • Specialized
7.6
pass-through
  • Specialized
5.1

Surface Forms

pass-through singular
pass-throughs plural

Morphology

pass-through = pass (transparent) = through + pass

Denotes a feature that lets signals/data 'pass through' unchanged, a straightforward combination of the two words. [Postprocessing: moved 'through' from base_words to prefix]

Etymology

Pass-through keeps the same basic idea in technology: the parts pass 'to move or give' and through 'from one side to the other' explain it. A tech pass-through is like a door for signals or data that lets them 'pass' 'through' a device without change so they go on to the next device.