sound drop-out; audio dropout
Technical term for momentary loss of sound in audio equipment, recordings, or digital audio streams.
This old tape has terrible sound drop-outs.
Bluetooth接続が不安定で、音切れが頻繁に起こる。
The Bluetooth connection is unstable, and audio dropouts occur frequently.
Compound of 音 (おと, 'sound') and 切れ (ぎれ, 'cutting off, interruption'), from the verb 切れる (きれる, 'to be cut off').