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Electricity

A database referring to the existence of a flow of electric charge.

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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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