Electronic engineering

Electronic engineering

Electronic engineering is an engineering discipline focused on the design, fabrication, testing and operation of circuits, electronic components, devices, and systems.

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breakpoint

Engineering; Electronic engineering

A point in a computer program when, for the purpose of obtaining information for the program’s analysis, the sequence of operations is interrupted by an operator or a monitor program.

A point in a computer program where a relational test is performed, and the statement line in which the test is made is left so that an out-of-sequence instruction can be implemented. Such a branch ...

checkpoint

Engineering; Electronic engineering

A point in a digital-computer program at which sufficient information has been stored to allow restarting the computation from that point.

antinode

Engineering; Electronic engineering

A point of maximum amplitude in a standing wave.

current loop

Engineering; Electronic engineering

A point on a transmission line or antenna radiator at which the current reaches a local maximum. Compare current node.

current node

Engineering; Electronic engineering

A point on a transmission line or antenna radiator at which the current reaches a local minimum. Compare current loop.

antenna pattern

Engineering; Electronic engineering

A polar plot of antenna performance that shows field strength versus angle of azimuth, with the antenna at the center. It is usually specified in the horizontal plane.