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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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Electronic engineering

direct-point repeater

Engineering; Electronic engineering

A relay-operated telegraph repeater. The received signals actuate the relay, which switches the second line.

data terminal

Engineering; Electronic engineering

A remote input/output device connected to a central computer.

cell-type enclosure

Engineering; Electronic engineering

A room designed to prevent the entrance or escape of radio-frequency (RF) electromagnetic fields, characterized by double-walled copper-mesh shielding.

clean room

Engineering; Electronic engineering

A room for the assembly or testing of critical electronic equipment. The term is derived from the extraordinary steps taken to remove dust and other contaminating agents. The personnel wear carefully ...

absence-of-ground searching selector

Engineering; Electronic engineering

A rotary switch that searches for an ungrounded contact in a dial telephone system.

corner effect

Engineering; Electronic engineering

A rounding off of the frequency response of a filter at the corner(s) (i.e., at the limit(s) of the passband).

bypass

Engineering; Electronic engineering

A route (either intended or accidental) through which current easily flows around a component or circuit instead of through it.

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