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Dealing with vehicles or machines used for travel or motion, especially cars.
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active plate material
Automotive; Auto parts
The sponge lead in an automotive battery that is spread over the negative-plate grid or the lead peroxide that is spread over the positive-plate grid.
active restraint
Automotive; Auto parts
A vehicle occupant restraint, such as a lap belt and/or shoulder harness, that must be attached or connected by the person using it.
active spring coil
Automotive; Auto parts
Active coils in the center of the spring operate during the complete range of spring loading. Also, see inactive spring coil and transitional spring coil.
active suspension system
Automotive; Auto parts
Also known as computer-controlled suspension system, a computerized system able to control body roll, body pitch, brake dive, acceleration squall, and ride height. Suspension ...
active testing
Automotive; Auto parts
OBD-II Diagnostic testing in which the PCM controls the system or component in a specific action while monitoring takes place.
adapter
Automotive; Auto parts
1. Any of various pieces of hardware that permits non-matching parts to connect, mesh, or function together. 2. A device used to connect an engine and a transmission not ...
adaptive memory
Automotive; Auto parts
The feature of a computer memory that allows the microprocessor to automatically compensate for changes in the dynamics of the process being controlled. Anything stored in ...
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