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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contact wipe

Engineering; Electronic engineering

A sliding motion between closed contacts. Helps to establish a good connection and to keep the contact surfaces clean.

A small blip introduced onto an oscilloscope trace to indicate a frequency point. It is so called because it is produced by the action of a frequency-calibrated tuned trap, similar to an absorption ...

dielectric wire

Engineering; Electronic engineering

A small dielectric waveguide that acts as a wire to carry signals between points in a circuit.

copper-oxide diode

Engineering; Electronic engineering

A small diode in which the semiconductor material is copper oxide. Such diodes, widely used before the ready availability of selenium and silicon, are still occasionally found in meter-rectifier ...

dial lock

Engineering; Electronic engineering

A small mechanism used to lock a dial at a particular setting to prevent further turning.

action current

Engineering; Electronic engineering

A small transient current that flows in a nerve in the human body as a result of stimulation.

cone of silence

Engineering; Electronic engineering

A small zero-signal zone directly over a low-frequency radio-range beacon. The zone is the product of the combined directive properties of the beacon transmitting antenna and the antenna on an ...