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Dropout Voltage is minimum voltage required across the regulator (Vin – Vout) to maintain a constant, specified output voltage. At some point, the difference between Vin and Vout will be low enough that the regulator cannot maintain regulation. The “dropout voltage” listed in the datasheet is the Vin-Vout voltage at which the output voltage drops a specified amount.
