microsampling

English

Etymology

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Proto-Indo-European *mey-der.?

Ancient Greek μῑκρός (mīkrós)

Ancient Greek μῑκρο- (mīkro-)lbor.

English micro-

English sampling

English microsampling

From micro- + sampling.

Noun

microsampling (uncountable)

1. Microscale sampling.
   • 2015 July 16, “Dose-Independent ADME Properties and Tentative Identification of Metabolites of α-Mangostin from Garcinia mangostana in Mice by Automated Microsampling and UPLC-MS/MS Methods”, in PLOS ONE‎^[1], →DOI, archived from the original on 3 March 2022:

     This integrated tool, with a microsampling and analytical system, enables simultaneous ADME screening and metabolite identification in mice in a manner different from previous reports [30 ], [31 ], [32 ], [33 ].

2. (music) The use of extremely small and short audio samples found from various sources, often utilized in glitch and microhouse music.
   • 2002 August 28, Ewald Christians, “Music preview: Akufen”, in Salon.com‎^[2], archived from the original on 13 June 2008:

     Montreal-based Akufen's “My Way” primarily showcases DJ Marc Leclair’s newly developed production technique called “microsampling,” and doubles as an intriguing dance music album. Leclair records hours worth of radio broadcasts each day and creates tiny samples from this source, often using only a fraction of a spoken word or a single guitar riff.