Port

Of a device or network, a point of access where signals may be inserted or extracted, or where the device or network variables may be observed or measured. 2. In a communications ...

port

Culinary arts; Cooking

A sweet fortified wine most often served after a meal. Grape alcohol is added to the wine partway through fermentation, stopping the process at a point where the wine has plenty ...

port

Dance; Historical dance

A form of lively folk dance, as well as the accompanying dance tune, originating in England in the sixteenth century and today most associated with Irish dance music and Scottish ...

high-pass filter

Semiconductors; Test equipment

(1) A math operation that emphasizes details in an image. (2) A circuit that attenuates low-frequency components in an analog signal.

bipolar

Semiconductors; Test equipment

(1) A signal that includes positive and negative values. (2) A type of semiconductor.

ground

Semiconductors; Test equipment

(1) An electrically neutral wire that has the same potential as the surrounding earth. Normally, a non-current-carrying circuit intended for safety. (2) A common reference point ...

low-pass filter

Semiconductors; Test equipment

(1) An operation that blurs details in an image. (2) A circuit that attenuates the high-frequency components in an analog signal.

electromagnetic compatibility (EMC)

Semiconductors; Test equipment

(1) The ability of electronic equipment to operate in an intended electromagnetic environment without degradation caused by interference. (2) The ability of equipment to operate ...

pixel

Semiconductors; Test equipment

(1) The fundamental picture element in a digital image. (2) The coordinate unit used to define the horizontal location of a pixel in an image. ("Pixel" is an acronym for "picture ...