interposer
An electrical interface between one connection or socket and another, used to spread a connection to a wider pitch or to reroute it.
Industrial electronics
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inverting function
An electronic logic circuit which inverts the phase of a signal
IO
Initialism of input and output.
iris
A constricted opening in the path inside a waveguide, used to form a resonator.
ISF
Initialism of Impulse Sensitivity Function.
I²C
Initialism of Inter-Integrated Circuit, a standard for integrated circuit communication using two lines.
keyboard
A set of keys laid out in a gridlike pattern, used for typing on a typewriter, computer, etc.
KGB
Initialism of known good board.
KVM
Initialism of keyboard-video-mouse: a device allowing these input and output devices to be swapped between a series of server consoles, especially in a rack configuration.
laminar
adjectiveIndustrial electronics
In the form of thin flat electronic circuits, usually flexible
land
A conducting area on a board or chip which can be used for connecting wires.
large scale integration
An integration type for digital circuits that contain tens of thousands of transistors providing thousands of logic gates per chip.
laser printer
A computer printer that uses a laser beam to produce an image on a rotating drum before transferring it to the paper.
latch-up
A kind of short circuit caused by the inadvertent creation of a low-impedance path between the power supply rails of a MOSFET circuit.
latency
A delay, an interval between the initiation of something and the occurrence.
LCD
Initialism of liquid crystal display.
legacy-free
adjectiveIndustrial electronics
Lacking certain older components such as a floppy disk drive, legacy ports, and ISA or other expansion bus.
let-through
A transient voltage spike that is allowed to pass through a power conditioning unit to the load
light pen
A pen-like device allowing a computer user to interact with the screen display.
limiter
A circuit that allows signals below a specified input threshold to pass unaffected while attenuating the peaks of stronger signals.
line card
A modular electronic circuit designed to fit on a separate PCB and interface with a telecommunications access network.
lineman splice
A method of tightly joining two ends of metal wire by twisting each around the other.
LNA
Initialism of low noise amplifier.
LO
Initialism of local oscillator.
load voltage
The voltage that is able to be supplied by a power source to be consumed by the electrical load.
logic high
In binary logic, one of the two levels that a signal can have.
logic level
One of a finite number of states (usually two) that a digital signal can have.
logic low
In binary logic, one of the two levels that a signal can have.
lowpass
adjectiveIndustrial electronics
Describing a filter, circuit, or system that rejects or attenuates a frequencies above a specified value while passing those be.
LPR
Abbreviation of line printer.
LSI
Initialism of large scale integration.
mainframe
A large, powerful computer able to manage very many simultaneous tasks and communicate with very many connected terminals; used by large, complex organizations (such as banks and supermarkets) where continuously sustained operation is vital.
male-to-female
adjectiveIndustrial electronics
That changes a male end (with pins, usually a plug) of a connection into a female one (usually a socket).
mask work
A type of three-dimensional image or pattern on a layer of materials used to design or manufacture a semiconductor chip.
mass storage
Any form of data storage (non-volatile memory) with high capacity relative to that of the faster volatile memory of computers (of its time).
matrixing
An electronic procedure to generate a signal from multiple signal inputs, for example quadraphonic encoding into two channels.
maximum seek time
The amount of time required for a disk drive to seek through all possible tracks, from the innermost to the outermost or vice versa.
MDI
Initialism of medium-dependent interface.
medium scale integration
An integration type for digital circuits that contain hundreds of transistors providing dozens of logic gates per chip.
memory bank
A hardware-dependent logical unit of storage in an electronic.
memory card
A solid state digital memory storage format, commonly found on computers, digital cameras and cellphones.
memory effect
The situation in which nickel-cadmium rechargeable batteries gradually lose their maximum energy capacity if they are repeatedly recharged after being only partially discharged.
mesh analysis
A method of solving for the currents in an electric circuit, in which a system of equations is written for mesh currents (using Kirchhoff's voltage law) around each mesh (loop).
MF
Initialism of medium frequency.
MHL
Initialism of mobile high-definition link, a cable and link standard, typically for connecting a micro-USB form factor port on a mobile device to an HDMI port on a screen.
microcircuit
An electronic device, usually fabricated by photolithography, that is very small and implements several components or their equivalent; an integrated circuit.
microcircuitry
Any system constructed of microcircuits
microcomputer
A computer designed around a microprocessor, smaller than a minicomputer or a mainframe.
microphonics
The phenomenon where certain components in electronic devices transform mechanical vibrations into an unwanted electrical signal.
microprocessor
The entire CPU of a computer on a single integrated circuit (chip).
Miller effect
The increase in the equivalent input capacitance of an inverting voltage amplifier due to amplification of the effect of capacitance between the amplifier's input and output terminals.
minicomputer
A computer smaller than a mainframe, but larger than a microcomputer.
minidisc
A disc/disk in MiniDisc format
minimum seek time
The amount of time required to move the head of a disk drive from one track to the next.
mixer
A nonlinear electrical circuit that creates new frequencies from two signals applied to it.
MLC
Initialism of multi-level cell.
MMA
Initialism of microelectronic modular assembly.
MMC
Initialism of MultiMediaCard (also rendered multimedia card), a MultiMediaCard storage device.
MMU
Initialism of memory management unit.
model-based design
A mathematical and visual method of addressing problems associated with designing complex control, signal processing and communication systems.