mˈʌtʃ lˈaɪk ɐdˈæptɪv fˈiːdbæk kˌænsɪlˈeɪʃən ɪn hˈɪɹɪŋ ˈeɪdz, ˈɛkoʊ kˌænsɪlˈeɪʃən jˈuːsᵻz ɐn ɐdˈæptɪv fˈɪltɚ tə kˈænsəl ˈɛkoʊ ɹᵻvˌɜːbɚɹˈeɪʃənz fɹʌm ɐ mˈaɪkɹəfˌoʊn.
Much like adaptive feedback cancellation in hearing aids, echo cancellation uses an adaptive filter to cancel echo reverberations from a microphone.