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Electronic engineering

Electronic engineering is an engineering discipline focused on the design, fabrication, testing and operation of circuits, electronic components, devices, and systems.

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Electronic engineering

Direct serial file organisation

Engineering; Electronic engineering

A technique of organising files stored in a direct access device, in which a record can be chosen by number and amended where it is without altering other members of the file.

Adiabatic demagnetization

Engineering; Electronic engineering

A technique using a magnetic field to keep a substance at a low temperature, sometimes within a fraction of a degree of absolute zero.

Dial telephone

Engineering; Electronic engineering

A telephone set in which a numbered rotatable disc is used to produce the switch interruptions that cause generation of the transmitted multidigit telephone numbers.

Answer lamp

Engineering; Electronic engineering

A telephone switchboard lamp that lights when an answer cord is plugged into a line jack; it switches off when the telephone answers and lights when the call is completed.

Automatic error correction

Engineering; Electronic engineering

A technique of correcting transmission errors using error-detecting and error-correcting codes and, usually, automatic retransmission.

Automatic intercept

Engineering; Electronic engineering

A telephone answering machine. It allows messages to be recorded when the subscriber is not able to answer the telephone.

Class-D telephone

Engineering; Electronic engineering

A telephone restricted to use by emergency services, such as fire departments and guard alarm installations.

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