Mono

 Abbreviation for monophonic.

(1) Capable of producing only one note at a time. A clarinet is monophonic. A bagpipe or an organ is polyphonic.

(2) An audio signal that is carried by a single channel. The number of microphones or loudspeakers that are used to generate and replay the sound is irrelevant; what counts is that the various signals are mixed to one channel. See monauralstereo.

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