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Electronic components

Any basic device or physical entity in an electronic system used to affect electrons or their associated fields.

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terminal

Electronic components; Resistors

The leads of a through-hole resistor, or the end caps of an SMD resistor.

temperature coefficient of resistance (TCR)

Electronic components; Resistors

TCR causes the value of the resistance to vary with change in temperature.

bulk

Electronic components; Resistors

A type of packaging. A way to purchase resistors. As in not cut-tape or tube

fader

Electronic components; Resistors

Another term used for a linear potentiometer which describes the application.

ballast resistor

Electronic components; Resistors

A resistor used in a circuit to compensate for circuit fluctuations (voltage).

non-wire wound

Electronic components; Resistors

A variable resistor does not use wire as the resistive element. (Nonwire-Wound).

termination resistor

Electronic components; Resistors

The resistor used to terminate (or match) a load to the incoming line impedance.