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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digital television

Engineering; Electronic engineering

1. A television system in which the picture information is encoded into digital form at the transmitter, and decoded at the receiver. 2. A form of television picture transmission that functions ...

absolute

Engineering; Electronic engineering

1. A temperature scale in which zero represents the complete absence of heat. Units of measure are same as units on Celsius and Fahrenheit scales. See absolute scale. 2. Independent of any ...

check

Engineering; Electronic engineering

1. A test generally made to verify condition, performance, state, or calculations; specifically, in computer operations, it applies to operands or results. 2. The usually abrupt halting of an ...

1. A test made primarily to ascertain the cause of dysfunction in electronic equipment. Compare performance test. 2. To apply a diagnostic routine to hardware faults, or to implement one to prevent ...

dynamic check

Engineering; Electronic engineering

1. A test made under actual operating conditions of a device or circuit. 2. A test made with an alternating-current (ac) applied signal, rather than with direct-current (dc) quantities.

delay timer

Engineering; Electronic engineering

1. A timer that starts or stops an operation after a prescribed length of time. 2. A delay relay or switch.

data pickup

Engineering; Electronic engineering

1. A transducer that collects data signals from a source; it converts nonelectrical data into corresponding electrical signals and delivers its output to a data processing system. 2. Data ...