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Of or related to any publicy utility institution mandated with maintaining the infrastructure for a particular public service; such as the provision of water, gas and electricity.
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data encryption standard (DES)
Electrical equipment; Electricity
DES is an encryption, method that uses an algorithm for private key encryption, in which the sender uses the same private key as the recipient uses to decode it.
design load
Electrical equipment; Electricity
The actual, expected load or loads that a device or structure will support in service.
design test
Electrical equipment; Electricity
Tests done to equipment to verify the design meets certain established charactistics or standards.
device control point
Electrical equipment; Electricity
Local keypad on device level to control the switchgear often combined with local or remote switch.
domain jost control protocol (DHCP)
Electrical equipment; Electricity
DHCP is a protocol used for dynamically assigning IP addresses to networked computers.
dielectric
Electrical equipment; Electricity
1) Any electrical insulating medium between two conductors. 2) The medium used to provide electrical isolation or separation.
dielectric constant
Electrical equipment; Electricity
A number that describes the dielectric strength of a material relative to a vacuum, which has a dielectric constant of one.
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