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140 relations: Actuator, American English, Analogue electronics, Analogue switch, Arc suppression, Binary number, Brass, Breakdown voltage, British English, Capacitor, Caps lock, Centrifugal switch, Circuit switching, Commutator (electric), Company switch, Computer network, Computer port (hardware), Computing, Control engineering, Convection, Copper, Corrosion, Crossbar switch, Dead man's switch, Demand response, Design, Digital signal, DIN rail, Disconnector, Electric arc, Electric current, Electric guitar, Electric motor, Electric switchboard, Electrical conductor, Electrical contacts, Electrical engineering, Electrical network, Electrical resistivity and conductivity, Electrician, Electromagnet, Electromagnetic interference, Electromechanics, Electronic component, Electronics, Electronika BK, Electroplating, Fall time, Fireman's switch, Flashlight, ..., Float switch, Fuse cutout, Glass, Hall effect sensor, Hardness, Herley Industries, Humidity, Incandescent light bulb, Inductance, Inertial switch, Inrush current, Insulator (electricity), Ionization, Key switch, Kill switch, Laser pointer, Latching switch, Lever, Light switch, Limit switch, Liquid metal, Logic gate, Logic level, Low-pass filter, Mains electricity, Membrane switch, Mercury (element), Metal, Metonymy, Mineral oil, Miniature snap-action switch, MOSFET, Multiway switching, Network switch, Noble metal, Optical switch, Oxide, Passivity (engineering), PDF, Piezo switch, Plasma (physics), Plastic, Power supply unit (computer), Pressure switch, Public switched telephone network, Pull switch, Push switch, Push-button, Radio control, Radio frequency microelectromechanical system, Redox, Reed switch, Refrigerator, Relay, Resistor, RF switch matrix, Rise time, Sail switch, Schmitt trigger, Sense switch, Sensor, Silicon controlled rectifier, Slotted optical switch, Snubber, Solid-state relay, State (computer science), Steel, Stepping switch, Strength of materials, Strowger switch, Switch access, Switchgear, Telecommunications network, Thermal cutoff, Thermostat, Time switch, Tipping point (physics), Touch switch, Toxicity, Transfer switch, Transistor, Transmission gate, TRIAC, Vandal-resistant switch, Video game console, Voltage regulator, Wetting current, Widget (GUI), Wireless light switch, Zero speed switch. Expand index (90 more) »
Actuator
An actuator is a component of a machine that is responsible for moving and controlling a mechanism or system, for example by opening a valve.
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American English
American English (AmE, AE, AmEng, USEng, en-US), sometimes called United States English or U.S. English, is the set of varieties of the English language native to the United States.
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Analogue electronics
Analogue electronics (also spelled analog electronics) are electronic systems with a continuously variable signal, in contrast to digital electronics where signals usually take only two levels.
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Analogue switch
The analogue (or analog) switch, also called the bilateral switch, is an electronic component that behaves in a similar way to a relay, but has no moving parts.
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Arc suppression
Arc suppression is the reduction of sparks formed when current-carrying contacts are separated.
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Binary number
In mathematics and digital electronics, a binary number is a number expressed in the base-2 numeral system or binary numeral system, which uses only two symbols: typically 0 (zero) and 1 (one).
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Brass
Brass is a metallic alloy that is made of copper and zinc.
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Breakdown voltage
The breakdown voltage of an insulator is the minimum voltage that causes a portion of an insulator to become electrically conductive.
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British English
British English is the standard dialect of English language as spoken and written in the United Kingdom.
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Capacitor
A capacitor is a passive two-terminal electrical component that stores potential energy in an electric field.
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Caps lock
Caps Lock is a button on a computer keyboard that, when pressed, causes all letters to be generated in capitals until deactivated.
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Centrifugal switch
A centrifugal switch is an electric switch that operates using the centrifugal force created from a rotating shaft, most commonly that of an electric motor or gasoline engine.
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Circuit switching
Circuit switching is a method of implementing a telecommunications network in which two network nodes establish a dedicated communications channel (circuit) through the network before the nodes may communicate.
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Commutator (electric)
A commutator is a rotary electrical switch in certain types of electric motors and electrical generators that periodically reverses the current direction between the rotor and the external circuit.
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Company switch
A company switch is a basic electrical switch design.
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Computer network
A computer network, or data network, is a digital telecommunications network which allows nodes to share resources.
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Computer port (hardware)
In computer hardware, a port serves as an interface between the computer and other computers or peripheral devices.
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Computing
Computing is any goal-oriented activity requiring, benefiting from, or creating computers.
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Control engineering
Control engineering or control systems engineering is an engineering discipline that applies automatic control theory to design systems with desired behaviors in control environments.
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Convection
Convection is the heat transfer due to bulk movement of molecules within fluids such as gases and liquids, including molten rock (rheid).
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Copper
Copper is a chemical element with symbol Cu (from cuprum) and atomic number 29.
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Corrosion
Corrosion is a natural process, which converts a refined metal to a more chemically-stable form, such as its oxide, hydroxide, or sulfide.
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Crossbar switch
In electronics, a crossbar switch (cross-point switch, matrix switch) is a collection of switches arranged in a matrix configuration.
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Dead man's switch
A dead man's switch (for other names, see alternative names) is a switch that is automatically operated if the human operator becomes incapacitated, such as through death, loss of consciousness, or being bodily removed from control.
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Demand response
Demand response is a change in the power consumption of an electric utility customer to better match the demand for power with the supply.
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Design
Design is the creation of a plan or convention for the construction of an object, system or measurable human interaction (as in architectural blueprints, engineering drawings, business processes, circuit diagrams, and sewing patterns).
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Digital signal
A digital signal is a signal that is being used to represent data as a sequence of discrete values; at any given time it can only take on one of a finite number of values.
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DIN rail
A DIN rail is a metal rail of a standard type widely used for mounting circuit breakers and industrial control equipment inside equipment racks.
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Disconnector
In electrical engineering, a disconnector, disconnect switch or isolator switch is used to ensure that an electrical circuit is completely de-energized for service or maintenance.
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Electric arc
An electric arc, or arc discharge, is an electrical breakdown of a gas that produces an ongoing electrical discharge.
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Electric current
An electric current is a flow of electric charge.
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Electric guitar
An electric guitar is a guitar that uses one or more pickups to convert the vibration of its strings into electrical signals.
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Electric motor
An electric motor is an electrical machine that converts electrical energy into mechanical energy.
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Electric switchboard
An electric switchboard is a device that directs electricity from one or more sources of supply to several smaller regions of usage.
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Electrical conductor
In physics and electrical engineering, a conductor is an object or type of material that allows the flow of an electrical current in one or more directions.
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Electrical contacts
An electrical contact is an electrical circuit component found in electrical switches, relays, connectors and circuit breakers.
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Electrical engineering
Electrical engineering is a professional engineering discipline that generally deals with the study and application of electricity, electronics, and electromagnetism.
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Electrical network
An electrical network is an interconnection of electrical components (e.g. batteries, resistors, inductors, capacitors, switches) or a model of such an interconnection, consisting of electrical elements (e.g. voltage sources, current sources, resistances, inductances, capacitances).
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Electrical resistivity and conductivity
Electrical resistivity (also known as resistivity, specific electrical resistance, or volume resistivity) is a fundamental property that quantifies how strongly a given material opposes the flow of electric current.
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Electrician
An electrician is a tradesman specializing in electrical wiring of buildings, stationary machines, and related equipment.
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Electromagnet
An electromagnet is a type of magnet in which the magnetic field is produced by an electric current.
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Electromagnetic interference
Electromagnetic interference (EMI), also called radio-frequency interference (RFI) when in the radio frequency spectrum, is a disturbance generated by an external source that affects an electrical circuit by electromagnetic induction, electrostatic coupling, or conduction.
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Electromechanics
In engineering, electromechanics combines processes and procedures drawn from electrical engineering and mechanical engineering.
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Electronic component
An electronic component is any basic discrete device or physical entity in an electronic system used to affect electrons or their associated fields.
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Electronics
Electronics is the discipline dealing with the development and application of devices and systems involving the flow of electrons in a vacuum, in gaseous media, and in semiconductors.
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Electronika BK
The Electronika BK is a series of 16-bit PDP-11-compatible Soviet home computers developed under the Electronika brand by NPO Scientific Center, the leading Soviet microcomputer design team at the time.
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Electroplating
Electroplating is a process that uses an electric current to reduce dissolved metal cations so that they form a thin coherent metal coating on an electrode.
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Fall time
In electronics, fall time (pulse decay time) \scriptstyle t_f\, is the time taken for the amplitude of a pulse to decrease (fall) from a specified value (usually 90% of the peak value exclusive of overshoot or undershoot) to another specified value (usually 10% of the maximum value exclusive of overshoot or undershoot).
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Fireman's switch
A fireman's switch is a specialized switch that allows firefighters to quickly disconnect power from high voltage devices that may pose a danger in the event of an emergency.
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Flashlight
A flashlight (more often called a torch outside North America) is a portable hand-held electric light.
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Float switch
A float switch is a type of level sensor, a device used to detect the level of liquid within a tank.
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Fuse cutout
In electrical distribution, a fuse cutout or cut-out fuse is a combination of a fuse and a switch, used in primary overhead feeder lines and taps to protect distribution transformers from current surges and overloads.
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Glass
Glass is a non-crystalline amorphous solid that is often transparent and has widespread practical, technological, and decorative usage in, for example, window panes, tableware, and optoelectronics.
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Hall effect sensor
A Hall effect sensor is a transducer that varies its output voltage in response to a magnetic field.
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Hardness
Hardness is a measure of the resistance to localized plastic deformation induced by either mechanical indentation or abrasion.
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Herley Industries
Herley Industries, based in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, is an American company that specializes in supplying microwave and millimeter wave products to defense and aerospace industries.
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Humidity
Humidity is the amount of water vapor present in the air.
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Incandescent light bulb
An incandescent light bulb, incandescent lamp or incandescent light globe is an electric light with a wire filament heated to such a high temperature that it glows with visible light (incandescence).
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Inductance
In electromagnetism and electronics, inductance is the property of an electrical conductor by which a change in electric current through it induces an electromotive force (voltage) in the conductor.
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Inertial switch
An inertial switch is a switch, firmly mounted upon a vehicle or other mobile device, that triggers in the event of shock or vibration.
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Inrush current
Inrush current, input surge current, or switch-on surge is the maximal instantaneous input current drawn by an electrical device when first turned on.
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Insulator (electricity)
An electrical insulator is a material whose internal electric charges do not flow freely; very little electric current will flow through it under the influence of an electric field.
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Ionization
Ionization or ionisation, is the process by which an atom or a molecule acquires a negative or positive charge by gaining or losing electrons to form ions, often in conjunction with other chemical changes.
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Key switch
A key switch (sometimes called a lock switch to distinguish it from a keyswitch) is a switch that can be activated only by the use of a key.
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Kill switch
A kill switch, also known as an emergency stop (e-stop) and as an emergency power off (EPO), is a safety mechanism used to shut off machinery in an emergency, when it cannot be shut down in the usual manner.
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Laser pointer
A laser pointer or laser pen is a small handheld device with a power source (usually a battery) and a laser diode emitting a very narrow coherent low-powered laser beam of visible light, intended to be used to highlight something of interest by illuminating it with a small bright spot of colored light.
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Latching switch
A latching switch is a switch that maintains its state after being activated.
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Lever
A lever is a simple machine consisting of a beam or rigid rod pivoted at a fixed hinge, or fulcrum.
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Light switch
In electrical wiring, a light switch is a switch, most commonly used to operate electric lights, permanently connected equipment, or electrical outlets.
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Limit switch
In electrical engineering a limit switch is a switch operated by the motion of a machine part or presence of an object.
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Liquid metal
Liquid metal consists of alloys with very low melting points which form a eutectic that is liquid at room temperature.
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Logic gate
In electronics, a logic gate is an idealized or physical device implementing a Boolean function; that is, it performs a logical operation on one or more binary inputs and produces a single binary output.
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Logic level
In digital circuits, a logic level is one of a finite number of states that a digital signal can inhabit.
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Low-pass filter
A low-pass filter (LPF) is a filter that passes signals with a frequency lower than a certain cutoff frequency and attenuates signals with frequencies higher than the cutoff frequency.
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Mains electricity
Mains electricity (as it is known in the UK; US terms include grid power, wall power, and domestic power) is the general-purpose alternating-current (AC) electric power supply.
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Membrane switch
A membrane switch is an electrical switch for turning a circuit on and off.
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Mercury (element)
Mercury is a chemical element with symbol Hg and atomic number 80.
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Metal
A metal (from Greek μέταλλον métallon, "mine, quarry, metal") is a material (an element, compound, or alloy) that is typically hard when in solid state, opaque, shiny, and has good electrical and thermal conductivity.
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Metonymy
Metonymy is a figure of speech in which a thing or concept is referred to by the name of something closely associated with that thing or concept.
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Mineral oil
Mineral oil is any of various colorless, odorless, light mixtures of higher alkanes from a mineral source, particularly a distillate of petroleum.
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Miniature snap-action switch
A miniature snap-action switch, also trademarked and frequently known as a micro switch, is an electric switch that is actuated by very little physical force, through the use of a tipping-point mechanism, sometimes called an "over-center" mechanism.
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MOSFET
MOSFET showing gate (G), body (B), source (S) and drain (D) terminals. The gate is separated from the body by an insulating layer (white). surface-mount packages. Operating as switches, each of these components can sustain a blocking voltage of 120nbspvolts in the ''off'' state, and can conduct a continuous current of 30 amperes in the ''on'' state, dissipating up to about 100 watts and controlling a load of over 2000 watts. A matchstick is pictured for scale. A cross-section through an nMOSFET when the gate voltage ''V''GS is below the threshold for making a conductive channel; there is little or no conduction between the terminals drain and source; the switch is off. When the gate is more positive, it attracts electrons, inducing an ''n''-type conductive channel in the substrate below the oxide, which allows electrons to flow between the ''n''-doped terminals; the switch is on. Simulation result for formation of inversion channel (electron density) and attainment of threshold voltage (IV) in a nanowire MOSFET. Note that the threshold voltage for this device lies around 0.45 V The metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistor (MOSFET, MOS-FET, or MOS FET) is a type of field-effect transistor (FET), most commonly fabricated by the controlled oxidation of silicon.
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Multiway switching
In building wiring, multiway switching is the interconnection of two or more electrical switches to control an electrical load (often, but not always, lighting) from more than one location.
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Network switch
A network switch (also called switching hub, bridging hub, officially MAC bridge) is a computer networking device that connects devices together on a computer network by using packet switching to receive, process, and forward data to the destination device.
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Noble metal
In chemistry, the noble metals are metals that are resistant to corrosion and oxidation in moist air (unlike most base metals).
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Optical switch
An optical switch is a device that enables optical signals to be selectively switched-on and -off or switched from one channel to another.
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Oxide
An oxide is a chemical compound that contains at least one oxygen atom and one other element in its chemical formula.
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Passivity (engineering)
Passivity is a property of engineering systems, used in a variety of engineering disciplines, but most commonly found in analog electronics and control systems.
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The Portable Document Format (PDF) is a file format developed in the 1990s to present documents, including text formatting and images, in a manner independent of application software, hardware, and operating systems.
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Piezo switch
A piezo switch is an electrical switch based on the piezoelectric effect.
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Plasma (physics)
Plasma (Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek English Lexicon, on Perseus) is one of the four fundamental states of matter, and was first described by chemist Irving Langmuir in the 1920s.
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Plastic
Plastic is material consisting of any of a wide range of synthetic or semi-synthetic organic compounds that are malleable and so can be molded into solid objects.
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Power supply unit (computer)
A power supply unit (or PSU) converts mains AC to low-voltage regulated DC power for the internal components of a computer.
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Pressure switch
A pressure switch is a form of switch that closes an electrical contact when a certain set fluid pressure has been reached on its input.
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Public switched telephone network
The public switched telephone network (PSTN) is the aggregate of the world's circuit-switched telephone networks that are operated by national, regional, or local telephony operators, providing infrastructure and services for public telecommunication.
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Pull switch
A pull switch is a switch that is actuated by means of a chain or string.
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Push switch
A push button is a momentary or non-latching switch which causes a temporary change in the state of an electrical circuit only while the switch is physically actuated.
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Push-button
A push-button (also spelled pushbutton) or simply button is a simple switch mechanism for controlling some aspect of a machine or a process.
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Radio control
Radio control (often abbreviated to R/C or simply RC) is the use of radio signals to remotely control a device.
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Radio frequency microelectromechanical system
A radio frequency microelectromechanical system (RFMEMS) is a microelectromechanical systems with electronic components comprising moving sub-millimeter-sized parts that provide radio frequency functionality.
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Redox
Redox (short for reduction–oxidation reaction) (pronunciation: or) is a chemical reaction in which the oxidation states of atoms are changed.
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Reed switch
The reed switch is an electrical switch operated by an applied magnetic field.
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Refrigerator
A refrigerator (colloquially fridge, or fridgefreezer in the UK) is a popular household appliance that consists of a thermally insulated compartment and a heat pump (mechanical, electronic or chemical) that transfers heat from the inside of the fridge to its external environment so that the inside of the fridge is cooled to a temperature below the ambient temperature of the room.
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Relay
A relay is an electrically operated switch.
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Resistor
A resistor is a passive two-terminal electrical component that implements electrical resistance as a circuit element.
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RF switch matrix
An RF switch matrix is a system of discrete electronic components that are integrated to route radio frequency(RF) signals between multiple inputs and multiple outputs.
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Rise time
In electronics, when describing a voltage or current step function, rise time is the time taken by a signal to change from a specified low value to a specified high value.
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Sail switch
A sail switch, vane switch or flow switch is a mechanical switch that is switched on or off in response to the flow or non-flow of a fluid such as air or water.
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Schmitt trigger
In electronics, a Schmitt trigger is a comparator circuit with hysteresis implemented by applying positive feedback to the noninverting input of a comparator or differential amplifier.
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Sense switch
A sense switch, or program switch, is a switch on the front panel of a computer whose state can be tested by conditional branch instructions in software.
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Sensor
In the broadest definition, a sensor is a device, module, or subsystem whose purpose is to detect events or changes in its environment and send the information to other electronics, frequently a computer processor.
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Silicon controlled rectifier
A silicon controlled rectifier or semiconductor-controlled rectifier is a four-layer solid-state current-controlling device.
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Slotted optical switch
The slotted optical switch, sometimes known as opto switch or optical switch but not to be confused with the optical component, is a device comprising a photoemitter (e.g. LED) and a photodetector (e.g. photodiode) mounted in a single package so that the photoemitter normally illuminates the photodetector, but an opaque object can be inserted in a slot between them so as to break the beam.
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Snubber
A snubber is a device used to suppress ("snub") a phenomenon such as voltage transients in electrical systems, pressure transients in fluid systems (caused by for example water hammer) or excess force or rapid movement in mechanical systems.
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Solid-state relay
A solid-state relay (SSR) is an electronic switching device that switches on or off when a small external voltage is applied across its control terminals.
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State (computer science)
In information technology and computer science, a program is described as stateful if it is designed to remember preceding events or user interactions; the remembered information is called the state of the system.
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Steel
Steel is an alloy of iron and carbon and other elements.
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Stepping switch
In electrical controls, a stepping switch or stepping relay, also known as a uniselector, is an electromechanical device that switches an input signal path to one of several possible output paths, directed by a train of electrical pulses.
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Strength of materials
Strength of materials, also called mechanics of materials, is a subject which deals with the behavior of solid objects subject to stresses and strains.
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Strowger switch
The Strowger switch is the first commercially successful electromechanical stepping switch telephone exchange system.
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Switch access
Many people with severe physical or cognitive impairment use one or more switches to access computers.
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Switchgear
In an electric power system, switchgear is the combination of electrical disconnect switches, fuses or circuit breakers used to control, protect and isolate electrical equipment.
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Telecommunications network
A telecommunications network is a collection of terminal nodes, links are connected so as to enable telecommunication between the terminals.
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Thermal cutoff
A thermal cutoff is an electrical safety device that interrupts electric current when heated to a specific temperature.
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Thermostat
A thermostat is a component which senses the temperature of a physical system and performs actions so that the system's temperature is maintained near a desired setpoint.
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Time switch
A time switch (also called a timer switch, or simply timer) is a timer that operates an electric switch controlled by the timing mechanism.
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Tipping point (physics)
A tipping point is an example of hysteresis in which the point at which an object is displaced from a state of stable equilibrium into a new equilibrium state that is qualitatively dissimilar from the first.
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Touch switch
A touch switch is a type of switch that only has to be touched by an object to operate.
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Toxicity
Toxicity is the degree to which a chemical substance or a particular mixture of substances can damage an organism.
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Transfer switch
A transfer switch is an electrical switch that switches a load between two sources.
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Transistor
A transistor is a semiconductor device used to amplify or switch electronic signals and electrical power.
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Transmission gate
A transmission gate (TG) is similar to a relay that can conduct in both directions or block by a control signal with almost any voltage potential.
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TRIAC
TRIAC, from triode for alternating current, is a generic trademark for a three terminal electronic component that conducts current in either direction when triggered.
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Vandal-resistant switch
Vandal-resistant switches (also referred to as vandal-proof switches) are electrical switches designed to be installed in a location (or device) and application where they may be subject to abuse and attempts to damage them, as in the case of pedestrian crossing switches.
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Video game console
A video game console is an electronic, digital or computer device that outputs a video signal or visual image to display a video game that one or more people can play.
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Voltage regulator
A voltage regulator is an electronic circuit that provides a stable DC voltage independent of the load current, temperature and AC line voltage variations.
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Wetting current
In electrical engineering, wetting current (sometimes also spelled as whetting current in archaic sources) is the minimum electric current needing to flow through a contact to break through the surface film resistance.
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Widget (GUI)
A control element (sometimes called a control or widget) in a graphical user interface is an element of interaction, such as a button or a scroll bar.
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Wireless light switch
A wireless light switch is a light switch that commands a light or home appliance to turn itself off or on, instead of interrupting the power line going to the light fixture.
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Zero speed switch
Zero speed switches (ZSS) also known as Speed Actuating Sensing Switches are used to detect whether a rotating shaft is turning (even at very slow speeds) in various machines, conveyors, power plants, and in industries involving the production of cement, sugar, textiles, paper, etc.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Switch
