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fidelity (noun):
1a : the quality or state of being faithful
b : accuracy in details
2 : the degree to which an electronic device (such as a record player, radio, or television) accurately reproduces its effect (such as sound or picture)
Source : Merriam -Webster
Etymology : Fidelity came to English by way of French in the 15th century, and can ultimately be traced back to the Latin fid?lis, meaning “faithful, loyal, trustworthy.” While fidelity was originally exclusively about loyalty, it has for centuries also been used to refer to accuracy, as in “questions about the fidelity of the translation.” Nowadays fidelity is often used in reference to recording and broadcast devices, conveying the idea that a broadcast or recording is “faithful” to the live sound or picture that it reproduces.
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