Attenuator could mean:

  • Attenuator (electronics), an electronic device that reduces the amplitude of an electronic signal.
  • Optical attenuator, an electronic device that reduces the amplitude of an optical signal.
  • Attenuator (genetics), a specific regulatory sequence transcribed into RNA.
  • Impact attenuator, used on highways as a crumple zone in case of a car crash.

See also

  • Attenuation (disambiguation)