In general, decay refers to a voltage or overall level dropping down from some high point, such as the decay stage of an envelope generator. A real-world analogy is that after you initially strike a drum or pluck a string, it decays in volume from its initial loudness eventually all the way to silence. It can also refer to the tail of a reverb or echo effect where the sound dies away over time.
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