1) To provide normal switches on a jack. 2) To reset a synthesizer, sound module or sample playback unit to the original settings that were present from the factory. 3) To adjust the level of a selection so that the highest peak is at the maximum recording level of the medium. 4) In computers, to format a floppy disc.
Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20447
To remove internal stresses by heatinig a metal piece to its critical temperature and allowing it to cool very slowly. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21038
To boost the level of a waveform to its maximum amount short of clipping (distortion). This maximizes resolution and minimizes certain types of noise. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/22285
renormaliseverb make normal or cause to conform to a norm or standard; `normalize relations with China`; `normalize the temperature`; `normalize the spelling` Found on https://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20974