noun
intermediate frequency; IF
Technical term in electronics, especially in superheterodyne receivers, referring to a frequency to which a carrier wave is shifted as an intermediate step in transmission or reception.
スーパーヘテロダイン方式では、受信信号を中間周波数に変換する。
In the superheterodyne system, the received signal is converted to an intermediate frequency.
Compound of 中間 (intermediate) + 周波数 (frequency). A direct calque of the English term 'intermediate frequency'.