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answering machine
an electronic device that answers the telephone and records messages
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beeper, pager
an electronic device that generates a series of beeps when the person carrying it is being paged
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defibrillator
an electronic device that administers an electric shock of preset voltage to the heart through the chest wall in an attempt to restore the normal rhythm of the heart during ventricular fibrillation
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display, video display
an electronic device that represents information in visual form
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display adapter, display adaptor
(computer science) an electronic device that converts information in memory to video output to a display
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dongle
(computer science) an electronic device that must be attached to a computer in order for it to use protected software
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doubler
an electronic device that doubles the voltage or the frequency of an input signal
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generator
an electronic device for producing a signal voltage
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deaf-aid, hearing aid
an electronic device that amplifies sound and is worn to compensate for poor hearing
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logic element
an electronic device that performs an elementary logic operation
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computer mouse, mouse
a hand-operated electronic device that controls the coordinates of a cursor on your computer screen as you move it around on a pad; on the bottom of the device is a ball that rolls on the surface of the pad
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multiplexer
a device that can interleave two or more activities
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artificial pacemaker, pacemaker
an implanted electronic device that takes over the function of the natural cardiac pacemaker
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PDA, organiser, organizer, personal digital assistant, personal organiser, personal organizer
a lightweight consumer electronic device that looks like a hand-held computer but instead performs specific tasks; can serve as a diary or a personal database or a telephone or an alarm clock etc.
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read-out, readout
an electronic device the displays information is a visual form
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repeater
(electronics) electronic device that amplifies a signal before transmitting it again
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digital scanner, image scanner, scanner
an electronic device that generates a digital representation of an image for data input to a computer
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system clock
an electronic device in a computer that issues a steady high-frequency signal that synchronizes all the internal components
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trackball
an electronic device consisting of a rotatable ball in a housing; used to position the cursor and move images on a computer screen
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electron tube, thermionic tube, thermionic vacuum tube, thermionic valve, tube, vacuum tube
electronic device consisting of a system of electrodes arranged in an evacuated glass or metal envelope
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acorn tube
a small vacuum tube; used at high frequencies
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caller ID
a small display that will show you the telephone number of the party calling you
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data multiplexer
a multiplexer that permits two or more data sources to share a common transmission medium
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alphanumeric display, digital display
a display that gives the information in the form of characters (numbers or letters)
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diode, rectifying tube, rectifying valve
a thermionic tube having two electrodes; used as a rectifier
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board, display board, display panel
a vertical surface on which information can be displayed to public view
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electron multiplier
a vacuum tube that amplifies a flow of electrons
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FPD, flat panel display
a type of video display that is thin and flat; commonly used in laptop computers
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gas-discharge tube
a tube in which an electric discharge takes place through a gas
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klystron
an electron tube used to generate or amplify electromagnetic radiation in the microwave region by velocity modulation
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magnetron
a diode vacuum tube in which the flow of electrons from a central cathode to a cylindrical anode is controlled by crossed magnetic and electric fields; used mainly in microwave oscillators
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monitor, monitoring device
display produced by a device that takes signals and displays them on a television screen or a computer monitor
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oscillator
generator that produces sonic oscillations or alternating current
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pentode
a thermionic tube having five electrodes
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pulse generator
a generator of single or multiple voltage pulses; usually adjustable for pulse rate
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CRT screen, screen
the display that is electronically created on the surface of the large end of a cathode-ray tube
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television pickup tube, television-camera tube
a tube that rapidly scans an optical image and converts it into electronic signals
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tetrode
a thermionic tube having four electrodes
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threshold element, threshold gate
a logic element that performs a threshold operation
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triode
a thermionic vacuum tube having three electrodes; fluctuations of the charge on the grid control the flow from cathode to anode which makes amplification possible
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VDU, visual display unit
(British) British term for video display
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window
(computer science) a rectangular part of a computer screen that contains a display different from the rest of the screen
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X-ray tube
a vacuum tube containing a metal target onto which a beam of electrons is directed at high energy for the generation of X rays