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Public address systems

Scope note

Use for a combination of devices designed to transmit, amplify, and reproduce sound, so as to make it audible to an audience in a public space.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

300052733

Broader Terms used

sound systems

Equivalent Terms used

public address system

Created

13yrs ago

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