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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

dumping resistor

Engineering; Electronic engineering

1. See bleeder. 2. A resistor having the minimum resistance permissible in a given situation. Used to discharge a capacitor, it acts to provide an alternative path to a potentially destructive short ...

bridge-type power meter

Engineering; Electronic engineering

1. See bolometer bridge. 2. A four-arm bridge specially designed to operate at radio frequencies. At null, the impedance of the unknown is read directly from the balancing dial or calculated from ...

distributor

Engineering; Electronic engineering

1. See commutator. 2. A switching device consisting of a rotating blade and a number of contacts arranged in a circle. Accomplishes sequential switching of a voltage to a number of points in a ...

crawl

Engineering; Electronic engineering

1. See creeping component. 2. The credits (names of staff and their contribution to content) superimposed and moving on a television picture at the end of a program.

damping

Engineering; Electronic engineering

1. See damping action. 2. In a loudspeaker, sound-absorbent material used to minimize resonant effects within the enclosure.

detection

Engineering; Electronic engineering

1. See demodulation. 2. The sensing of a change in the operating parameters of a circuit or system.

dial system

Engineering; Electronic engineering

1. See dial telephone system. 2. The arrangement of dials and knobs that facilitates adjustment of electronic equipment.

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