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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cable

Engineering; Electronic engineering

1. A usually flexible (but sometimes rigid) medium, via which electrical power or signals are transferred. Although the term is occasionally applied to a single conductor, especially when it is a ...

bobbin

Engineering; Electronic engineering

1. A usually nonmetallic spool on which a coil is wound. 2. The form onto which the voice coil of a loudspeaker is wound.

1. A usually thin, rectangular board containing a printed circuit, often equipped with an edge connector that makes it easy to install, remove, or replace. Common in electronic and computer equipment ...

amortisseur winding

Engineering; Electronic engineering

1. A winding that acts against pulsation of the magnetic field in an electric motor. 2. A winding that acts to prevent oscillation in a synchronous motor.

coded signal

Engineering; Electronic engineering

1. A wire- or radiotelegraph signal in which secrecy is achieved by using letters in cipher groups, instead of straight language. 2. scrambled signal.

cycle

Engineering; Electronic engineering

1. Abbreviation, c. One complete, 360-degree revolution of the current or voltage vector in an alternating-current (ac) wave. An ac frequency of 1 cycle per second is 1 Hz (See hertz). 2. A complete ...

direct current

Engineering; Electronic engineering

1. Abbreviation, dc. A current that always flows in the same direction (i.e., the polarity never reverses). The current might be constant, as from a battery or a regulated power supply; it might be ...