A damper is a device that deadens, restrains, or depresses. It may refer to:
Music
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Damper pedal, a device that mutes musical tones, particularly in stringed instruments
* A
mute
Muteness is a speech disorder in which a person lacks the ability to speak.
Mute or the Mute may also refer to:
Arts and entertainment Film and television
* ''Mute'' (2005 film), a short film by Melissa Joan Hart
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for various brass instruments
Structure
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Damper (flow), a mechanical device in a duct or chimney that regulates airflow
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Stockbridge damper, used to suppress wind-induced vibrations on taut cables
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Tuned mass damper, a device mounted in structures to prevent discomfort, damage or structural failure by vibration
Other uses
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Damper (food), a bread of the Australian Outback
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Dashpot, a type of hydraulic or mechanical damper
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Shock absorber
A shock absorber or damper is a mechanical or hydraulic device designed to absorb and damp shock impulses. It does this by converting the kinetic energy of the shock into another form of energy (typically heat) which is then dissipated. Most sh ...
(British or technical use: ''damper''), a mechanical device designed to dissipate kinetic energy
* An item of
boiler technology used to regulate the fire
* In electronics, a kind of
diode
A diode is a two-terminal electronic component that conducts current primarily in one direction (asymmetric conductance); it has low (ideally zero) resistance in one direction, and high (ideally infinite) resistance in the other.
A diode ...
intended to absorb energy peaks, normally generated by inductive circuitry
See also
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Damping (disambiguation)
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