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Noise cancellation (often shortened to ANC) is a clever bit of audio tech that fights unwanted background sound. Tiny microphones pick up noise around you — think airplane hum, bus engines, office chatter — and the earbuds generate an opposite sound wave to neutralize it before it hits your ears.

ANC won't give you total silence, especially with sharp or sudden noises, but it can make loud environments sound dramatically quieter.