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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doubler

Engineering; Electronic engineering

1. A circuit or device for multiplying a frequency by two (See frequency doubler). 2. A circuit or device for multiplying a voltage by two (See voltage doubler).

data converter

Engineering; Electronic engineering

1. A circuit or device for performing data conversion. 2. An analog-to-digital (A/D) converter. 3. A digital-to-analog (D/A) converter. 4. A parallel-to-serial converter. 5. A serial-to-parallel ...

1. A circuit that adjusts the input gain of a magnetic-tape recording device to compensate for changes in the loudness of the sound reaching the microphone. 2. A form of automatic gain control used ...

antihunt circuit

Engineering; Electronic engineering

1. A circuit that minimizes or eliminates hunting. Also see antihunt. 2. In a television (TV) receiver, a circuit that stabilizes an automatic frequency control (afc) system.

digital-logic module

Engineering; Electronic engineering

1. A circuit that performs digital operations. 2. A logic gate.

demodulator

Engineering; Electronic engineering

1. A circuit that recovers the information from a modulated analog or digital signal. In radio communications, such a device is usually called a detector. 2. In computer communications, a device ...

bucking circuit

Engineering; Electronic engineering

1. A circuit used to obtain bucking action. The simplest form is a battery and potentiometer that supply a variable voltage of polarity opposite to that of the voltage to be bucked. A more ...