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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cascade control

Engineering; Electronic engineering

1. In an automatic control system, a controller whose setting is varied by the output of another controller. 2. An automatic control system in which the control units are connected in stages, so ...

cold cathode

Engineering; Electronic engineering

1. In an electron tube, a cathode that emits electrons without being heated. 2. A cathode electrode operated at a temperature below ambient temperature.

1. In an oscilloscope or radar, a sweep that starts at a selected instant after the signal under observation has started. 2. The (usually calibrated) circuit for producing a sweep, as defined in ( ...

angle of convergence

Engineering; Electronic engineering

1. In any graphical representation, the angle formed by any two lines or plots that come together at a point. 2. The angle formed by the light paths of two photocells focused on the same object.

distributing cable

Engineering; Electronic engineering

1. In cable television, the cable connecting the receiver to the transmission cable. 2. In power service, the cable running between a feeder and a consumer’s house.

circuit simplification

Engineering; Electronic engineering

1. In circuit analysis, the reduction of a complex circuit to its simplest representation to minimize labor and to promote clarity. Thus, through application of Kirchhoff’s laws, a complicated ...

color picture signal

Engineering; Electronic engineering

1. In color television and/or computer graphics, an electrical signal containing components corresponding to the hue, saturation, and brilliance of a fixed or changing visual image. 2. In color ...