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bus, busbar
an electrical conductor that makes a common connection between several circuits
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cable, line, transmission line
a conductor for transmitting electrical or optical signals or electric power
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cord, electric cord
a light insulated conductor for household use
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electrode
a conductor used to make electrical contact with some part of a circuit
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heat sink
a metal conductor specially designed to conduct (and radiate) heat
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lightning conductor, lightning rod
a metallic conductor that is attached to a high point and leads to the ground; protects the building from destruction by lightning
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semiconductor, semiconductor device, semiconductor unit
a conductor made with semiconducting material
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bypass, electrical shunt, shunt
a conductor having low resistance in parallel with another device to divert a fraction of the current
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wave guide, waveguide
a hollow metal conductor that provides a path to guide microwaves; used in radar
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conducting wire, wire
a metal conductor that carries electricity over a distance
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anode
a positively charged electrode by which electrons leave an electrical device
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base
(electronics) the part of a transistor that separates the emitter from the collector
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cathode
a negatively charged electrode that is the source of electrons entering an electrical device
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chip, micro chip, microchip, microprocessor chip, silicon chip
electronic equipment consisting of a small crystal of a silicon semiconductor fabricated to carry out a number of electronic functions in an integrated circuit
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coax, coax cable, coaxial cable
a transmission line for high-frequency signals
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collector
the electrode in a transistor through which a primary flow of carriers leaves the region between the electrodes
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crystal rectifier, diode, junction rectifier, semiconductor diode
a semiconductor that consists of a p-n junction
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electrical cable
a cable that provides an electrical connection for telephone or television or power stations
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electron gun
the electrode that is the source of electrons in a cathode-ray tube or electron microscope; consists of a cathode that emits a stream of electrons and the electrostatic or electromagnetic apparatus that focuses it
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emitter
the electrode in a transistor where electrons originate
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extension cord
an electric cord used to extend the length of a power cord
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fiber optic cable, fibre optic cable
a cable made of optical fibers that can transmit large amounts of information at the speed of light
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filament
a thin wire (usually tungsten) that is heated white hot by the passage of an electric current
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control grid, grid
an electrode placed between the cathode and anode of a vacuum tube to control the flow of electrons through the tube
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booster cable, jumper cable, jumper lead, lead
a jumper that consists of a short piece of wire
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lead-in
wire connecting an antenna to a receiver or a transmitter to a transmission line
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n-type semiconductor
a semiconductor in which electrical conduction is due chiefly to the movement of electrons
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patchcord
a length of wire that has a plug at each end; used to make connections at a patchboard
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power cord
a cord to conduct power to an electrical appliance
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power cable, power line
cable used to distribute electricity
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printer cable
a cable between a computer and a printer
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p-type semiconductor
a semiconductor in which electrical conduction is due chiefly to the movement of positive holes
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telegraph line, telegraph wire, telephone line, telephone wire
the wire that carries telegraph and telephone signals
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thermal resistor, thermistor
a semiconductor device made of materials whose resistance varies as a function of temperature; can be used to compensate for temperature variation in other components of a circuit
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electronic transistor, junction transistor, transistor
a semiconductor device capable of amplification