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Automobile
Of or relating to any vehicle, usually designed to carry passengers, that operates on ordinary roads and typically has four wheels and a gasoline or diesel internal-combustion engine.
Industry: Automotive
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Embedded security
Automotive; Automobile
Anti-theft system to isolate various electrical components wired into the main wiring harness to make interference difficult.
Engine braking
Automotive; Automobile
Retardation of a moving vehicle caused by the engine working against its own compression when the accelerator pedal is released and the transmission is in gear.
Engine immobiliser
Automotive; Automobile
Anti-theft device that makes it difficult to start the engine without using the assigned ignition key.
Engine management system
Automotive; Automobile
Electronic means of controlling the ignition and fuel injection systems to ensure optimum efficiency under varying conditions.
Electric steering
Automotive; Automobile
Power steering unit operated electrically rather than with hydraulic or mechanical assistance.
Electronic
Automotive; Automobile
Technology associated with tiny particles of subatomic matter known as electrons, which contain the smallest known negative electrical charge.
