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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backup battery

Engineering; Electronic engineering

1. In a computer or microcomputer- controlled electronic device, a source of voltage to preserve volatile memory data if the power is removed. 2. A battery used for powering a system in the event ...

control data

Engineering; Electronic engineering

1. In a computer record having a key, information used to put the records in some sequence. 2. Information affecting a routine’s selection or modification.

buffer circuit

Engineering; Electronic engineering

1. In a data system that uses a keyboard, an electronic circuit that allows the operator to type ahead of the data output. 2. See buffer, 1, 2 and 3.

accumulator

Engineering; Electronic engineering

1. In a digital computer, a circuit or register device that receives numbers, totals them, and stores them. 2. Storage battery.

automatic check

Engineering; Electronic engineering

1. In a digital computer, the automatic inspection of operation and performance by a self-contained subsystem. 2. The circuit or device for performing this inspection.

1. In a digital computer, the device or circuit that performs binary addition. a half adder is a two-input circuit that can produce a sum output and a carry output, but it cannot accommodate a carry ...

characteristic distortion

Engineering; Electronic engineering

1. In a digital signal, pulse distortion caused by the effects of the previous pulse or pulses. 2. Distortion in the characteristic curve of a component or device.