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cliff effect

The cliff effect is when a digital signal (music/photo/video) 'falls off a cliff' when it fades out because the receiver can no longer tell which part of the wave is a digital 1 or 0, and there are more errors than can be corrected. The output of analog signals will get worse and worse in quality as it fades out and fail gracefully. This is especially a problem with digital cell phones because, rather than getting a more staticky call, it just drops the call completely.
A scratched vinyl LP record will still play, though at reduced quality while a CD will suffer the cliff effect when even so much as a fingerprint gets on it.
by Wm. Wallace The Freedom Fighte February 8, 2009
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cliff hanger

this requires the pooper, if you will, to jump or jiggle in order to release the deuce nugget
man i totally had a cliff hanger when i was on the john.
by ryan ranshaw October 13, 2003
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Cliff Hanger

When someones heel is hanging off the back of their flip flop or any open shoe
When you see someone with thier heel hanging off the back of their flip flop, you say....."we got ourselfs a cliff hanger don't we?"
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Cliff Lee

1. A complete and utter douchebag. Abandoned the Texas Rangers, and took a sh*t on the best team in baseball(Yankees) to be gay lovers with Roy Halladay. A discrace to all of baseball, and an example to other free agents on what NOT to do. "Took his talents to South Beach"
2. The new Lebron James
1. Cliff Lee has no penis. Nor does he deserve one, as he is a complete assfuck. Hopefully he gets anally raped in the world series next year by either the Rangers or the Yankees.
2. Cliff Lee=Lebron James

Phillies=Heat

Sorry, Lebron James.
by super gangsta 926 December 20, 2010
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cliff diver

a girl that has a very scarred face and teeth that appear that she chews or dives onto rocks and stops herself with her grill.
Bro, you musta been trashed last night to have had sex with that cliff diver.
by the gillamonster January 16, 2008
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Cliff Lee

Journeyman starting pitcher for the Texas Rangers. Lee abandons teams during and after baseball seasons.
Cliff Lee was the ace on the losing Philadelphia Phillies team during the 2009 World Series.
by wordisbondvt October 20, 2010
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