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  2. List of computing and IT abbreviations - Wikipedia

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    EDSAC—Electronic Delay Storage Automatic Calculator EDVAC —Electronic Discrete Variable Automatic Computer EEPROM —Electronically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory

  3. Glossary of electrical and electronics engineering - Wikipedia

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    An electromechanical or electronic device that detects faults on a power system and can signal circuit breakers to operate. proximity effect The increase in circuit resistance when the magnetic fields of multiple AC currents interact. pulse transformer A transformer designed to create or transmit pulses. pulse-width modulation

  4. Glossary of computer hardware terms - Wikipedia

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    Any data input device that reads data from a card-shaped storage medium such as a memory card. [1] [2] [3] channel I/O A generic term that refers to a high-performance input/output (I/O) architecture that is implemented in various forms on a number of computer architectures, especially on mainframe computers. chipset. Also chip set.

  5. Electronics - Wikipedia

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    Modern surface-mount electronic components on a printed circuit board, with a large integrated circuit at the top. Electronics is a scientific and engineering discipline that studies and applies the principles of physics to design, create, and operate devices that manipulate electrons and other electrically charged particles.

  6. Reference designator - Wikipedia

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    IEEE 200-1975 or "Standard Reference Designations for Electrical and Electronics Parts and Equipments" is a standard that was used to define referencing naming systems for collections of electronic equipment. IEEE 200 was ratified in 1975. The IEEE renewed the standard in the 1990s, but withdrew it from active support shortly thereafter.

  7. Glossary of power electronics - Wikipedia

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    This glossary of power electronics is a list of definitions of terms and concepts related to power electronics in general and power electronic capacitors in particular. For more definitions in electric engineering, see Glossary of electrical and electronics engineering .

  8. Electrical device - Wikipedia

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    Electrical devices or electric devices are devices that functionally rely on electric energy (AC or DC) to operate their core parts (electric motors, transformers, lighting, rechargeable batteries, control electronics). They can be contrasted with traditional mechanical devices which depend on different power sources like fuels or human ...

  9. Electronic symbol - Wikipedia

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    An electronic symbol is a pictogram used to represent various electrical and electronic devices or functions, such as wires, batteries, resistors, and transistors, in a schematic diagram of an electrical or electronic circuit. These symbols are largely standardized internationally today, but may vary from country to country, or engineering ...