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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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Current metre
Engineering; Electronic engineering
A usually direct-reading instrument, such as an ammeter, milliammeter, or microammeter, used to measure current strength. Also see electronic current meter.
Core plane
Engineering; Electronic engineering
A usually flat assembly of special magnetic cores, through which pass associated current-conducting wires to provide a core memory.
Commercial killer
Engineering; Electronic engineering
A usually remote-controlled, electronic relay for disabling a radio or television receiver during advertisements.
Brush
Engineering; Electronic engineering
A usually metal or carbon strip, blade, or block, that slides in contact with another part, as in a motor commutator.
Battery receiver
Engineering; Electronic engineering
A usually portable radio or television receiver operated from self-contained batteries.
DB metre
Engineering; Electronic engineering
A usually high-impedance ac voltmeter with a scale reading directly in decibels.
Automatic scanning receiver
Engineering; Electronic engineering
Also called panoramic receiver. A radio receiver that is automatically tuned (usually repetitively) over a frequency band. Such a receiver either homes in on a signal when one is found, or displays ...
