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| Apple |
a multinational company that sells consumer electronics, computer software, and online services. |
| Aquadag |
in electronics, trademark for the graphite coating on the inside of some cathode ray tubes. |
| avionics |
(used with a sing. verb) the study or science of the application of electricity to flying; aviation electronics. |
| chip1 |
in electronics, a microchip. [1/10 definitions] |
| electronic |
of or relating to devices, circuits, or systems based on electronics. [1/2 definitions] |
| feedback |
in electronics, the return of part of the output of a device or system to the input, so as to reinforce or modify the input. [1/6 definitions] |
| fidelity |
in electronics, accuracy in reproducing or transmitting sounds or images. [1/3 definitions] |
| interfere |
in physics and electronics, to generate interference, esp. with another wave or signal. [1/5 definitions] |
| leak |
in electronics or electrical transmission, the loss of electrical current, usu. resulting from inadequate insulation. [1/10 definitions] |
| microelectronics |
(used with a sing. verb) the branch of electronics dealing with the development of miniature electronic circuits and their uses. |
| Nintendo |
a multinational, consumer electronics and video games company headquartered in Kyoto, Japan. |
| noise |
in electronics, a random, meaningless, or interfering signal. [1/6 definitions] |
| quartz crystal |
in electronics, a thin plate or rod that is cut from quartz, ground, polished, and finished in such a way that it vibrates at a specific frequency. |
| reactance |
in electronics, one of several measurable components of the total resistance in a circuit to the flow of alternating current. |
| Rochelle salt |
a colorless, saltlike, crystalline compound used in silvering mirrors, in making baking powders, as a laxative, and in electronics. |
| technetronic |
relating to or marked by the use of technology and electronics to solve social, political, or economic problems. |
| -tron |
instrument or device (used esp. in electronics and nuclear physics). |
| vacuum tube |
an electron tube, formerly used in radio and electronics, from which the air has been evacuated, enabling electrons to move freely within the vacuum. |
| variometer |
in electronics, a variable inductor consisting of two coils, the positions of which may alter the electromagnetic inductance. [1/2 definitions] |
| wafer |
in electronics, a small thin piece of semiconducting material on which transistors or integrated circuits are produced. [2/6 definitions] |
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