0dBFS
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Overview
The term "0dBFS" is used to describe the absolute peak level of a digital audio signal and is an abbreviation for "zero decibels full scale."
Basics
In digital audio; the possible range of recorded audio extends from "digital silence" or "all bits equal zero" to "full scale" or "all bits equal one." Digital silence, as the name implies, is the total absence of any audio signal. Full scale is the loudes level an audio signal can reach before some of the original information is lost due to "clipping."