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electric switch
Science; General science
A device that makes, breaks, or changes the course of an electric circuit. Basically, an electric switch consists of two or more contacts mounted on an insulating structure and ...
gravity meter
Science; General science
A device that measures local acceleration due to the Earth's gravity; it is also called a gravimeter. Such instruments fall into two categories: relative gravity meters, which ...
digital computer
Science; General science
A device that processes numerical information; more generally, any device that manipulates symbolic information according to specified computational procedures. The term digital ...
electrical noise generator
Science; General science
A device that produces electrical noise for use in electrical measurements. Electrical noise generators are commonly employed to measure the noise figure or noise temperature of ...
automatic horizon
Science; General science
A device that provides the pilot with symbols representative of the attitude of an aircraft relative to an artificial horizon. In an automatic or artificial horizon a vertical ...
computer
Science; General science
A device that receives, processes, and presents information. The two basic types of computers are analog and digital. Although generally not regarded as such, the most prevalent ...
demodulator
Science; General science
A device that recovers from a transmitted signal information that has been embedded in the signal by a process of modulation. The modification of a usually sinusoidal electrical ...
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