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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characteristic curve

Engineering; Electronic engineering

A curve showing the relationship between an independent variable and a dependent variable, with respect to the parameter(s) for a device or circuit. Example: the collector voltage- collector current ...

decay curve

Engineering; Electronic engineering

A curve, usually logarithmic, representing the function of quantity versus time for a signal decrement, the decrement of radioactivity, or other natural process.

dipper interrupter

Engineering; Electronic engineering

A cyclic switching device in which a contact pin is part of a revolving wheel partially immersed in mercury.

description

Engineering; Electronic engineering

A data element that is part of a record and is used to identify it.

data bank

Engineering; Electronic engineering

A data file stored in a direct-access storage device, which can be drawn from by many system users through remote terminals.

direct instruction

Engineering; Electronic engineering

A computer program instruction that indicates the location of an operand in memory.

decision instruction

Engineering; Electronic engineering

A computer program instruction to compare the values of operands and take an appropriate action, as per the BASIC instruction “IF A = b then go to (line number).”