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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.

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Seat belt pretensioner

Automotive; Automobile

Device to automatically retract the seat belt when a crash is detected.

Secondary safety

Automotive; Automobile

Built-in crash protection features – such as seat belts and airbags - to minimise injury to the occupants in the event of a collision.

Sidestick

Automotive; Automobile

Side-mounted steering joystick fitted to some experimental drive-by-wire cars.

Sidebags

Automotive; Automobile

Slang for airbags fitted to the passenger seats or doors to provide additional protection during an impact from the side.

Side intrusion bar

Automotive; Automobile

Sturdy component built into a door to help prevent it caving inwards during an impact.

Side impact

Automotive; Automobile

Collision in which one vehicle strikes another on the side.

Semiconductor

Automotive; Automobile

Generic term for transistors, diodes and other devices with a limited or directional ability to conduct electricity.

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