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 compression

Engineering; Electronic engineering

1. The process of reducing the size of a data file by eliminating redundancies. 2. The process of minimizing the length of a data transmission by eliminating redundancies. 3. The process of reducing ...

collimation

Engineering; Electronic engineering

1. The process of rendering electromagnetic rays parallel. 2. Adjustment of the line of sight of an instrument, such as a level or transit.

charging

Engineering; Electronic engineering

1. The process of storing electrical energy in a capacitor. 2. The process of storing electrochemical energy in a storage cell or battery.

buildup

Engineering; Electronic engineering

1. The process whereby the voltage of a rotating generator starts at a point that is determined by the residual magnetism of the machine, and gradually increases to a voltage representing the point ...

differentiation

Engineering; Electronic engineering

1. The processing of an input signal to create an output signal whose voltage waveform represents the derivative, with respect to time, of the input voltage waveform. 2. The process of computing a ...

alternating-current transmission

Engineering; Electronic engineering

1. The propagation of alternating currents along a length of conductor—especially for power-transfer purposes. 2. A means of picture transmission in which a given signal strength produces a constant ...

conduction

Engineering; Electronic engineering

1. The propagation of energy through a medium, depending on the medium for its travel. 2. The transfer of electrons through a wire. 3. The transfer of holes through a P-type semiconductor material. ...