Woofer
noun, Audio.
1.
a loudspeaker designed for the reproduction of low-frequency sounds.
noun
1.
a loudspeaker used in high-fidelity systems for the reproduction of low audio frequencies
woody
jargon
(University of Waterloo) Some varieties of wide paper for printers have a perforation 8.5 inches from the left margin that allows the 3.5 inch excess on the right-hand side to be torn off when the print format is 80 columns or less wide. If done with sufficient aplomb this makes a sound like the “woof” of a dog. If the large part is the “woofer” then the small part must obviously be the “tweeter”, following the names for the large and small cones in a hi-fi loudspeaker.
These terms have been in use at Waterloo since 1972, but are unknown elsewhere.
Compare chad.
[Jargon File]
(1997-03-21)
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