A limiter circuit is also known as a:

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  1. clamp circuit
  2. chopping circuit
  3. clipper circuit
  4. chopper circuit

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Option 3 : clipper circuit
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Clipper circuit

Clipper circuits are the circuits that clip off or remove a portion of an input signal, without causing any distortion to the remaining part of the waveform. 

It is also known as the limiter circuit.

Clippers are basically classified into the following categories:

Clamper circuit

A Clamper circuit is used for adding a DC shift to an AC signal. It does not distort the shape of the signal but only shifts the amplitude of the signal.

It is also known as the DC adder or DC inserter circuit.

Additional Information

Series positive clipper

Series negative clipper

Parallel positive clipper

Parallel negative clipper

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