limiter

One that limits.

A circuit that prevents the amplitude of a waveform from exceeding a specified value.

One who or that which limits or confines.

A friar licensed to beg, collect convent-dues, preach, or perform other duties within certain limits, or in a certain district.

One who, or that which, limits.

A friar licensed to beg within certain bounds, or whose duty was limited to a certain district.

That which limits.

(electronics) a nonlinear electronic circuit whose output is limited in amplitude; used to limit the instantaneous amplitude of a waveform (to clip off the peaks of a waveform)