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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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bass control
Engineering; Electronic engineering
1. A manually variable potentiometer for adjusting bass boost of an amplifier or sound system. 2. The arrangement of components that are required to achieve amplitude variation of bass in an audio ...
cursor
Engineering; Electronic engineering
1. A marker that indicates the position where a character can be entered in a video alphanumeric display. Commonly used in computers and word processors. 2. The sweeping line on a radar display. 3. ...
conductor
Engineering; Electronic engineering
1. A material that allows charge carriers (usually electrons) to move with ease among atoms. Examples are metals, electrolytes, and ionized gases. Substances vary widely in their suitability as ...
derivative
Engineering; Electronic engineering
1. A mathematical expression indicating the rate at which a function changes, with respect to the independent variable. See derivative function. 2. The slope of a line tangent to a curve at a given ...
complex function
Engineering; Electronic engineering
1. A mathematical function of a complex-number variable. 2. An integrated circuit (IC) containing two or more subcircuits that perform an operation more complicated that of any one of the circuits ...
atomic time
Engineering; Electronic engineering
1. A means of time determination that makes use of the resonant vibrations of certain substances, such as cesium. 2. Synchronized astronomical time, as determined by an atomic clock.
capacity
Engineering; Electronic engineering
1. A measure of a cell’s or battery’s ability to supply current during a given period. 2. Capacitance. 3. The number of bits or bytes a computer storage device can hold. 4. The limits of numbers ...
