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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data element

Engineering; Electronic engineering

1. A component of a data signal (e.g., a number, letter, symbol, or the equivalent electrical pulses). 2. A device or circuit for acquiring or processing data. 3. A unit of data (e.g., a field in a ...

ballast

Engineering; Electronic engineering

1. A component that is used to stabilize the current flow through, or operation of, a circuit, stage, or device. 2. An iron-core choke connected in series with one of the electrodes in a fluorescent ...

database

Engineering; Electronic engineering

1. A computer file containing often-used information (e.g., names and addresses, or electronic part numbers). 2. A popular form of computer software that allows users to create, maintain, and modify ...

crash

Engineering; Electronic engineering

1. A condition in which a computer or network server becomes inoperative because of a software or memory-management problem. 2. In a computer hard disk or diskette drive, contact of the read/write ...

active control system

Engineering; Electronic engineering

A device or circuit that compensates for irregularities in the operating environment.

coordinate digitizer

Engineering; Electronic engineering

A device or circuit that encodes a coordinate graph into digital signals for storage or transmission.

compensator

Engineering; Electronic engineering

A device or circuit that facilitates the adjustment of a quantity, manually or automatically, to obtain precise values, or to counteract undesired variations.