DIODE

Diode

In electronics, a diode is a two-terminal electronic component with asymmetric conductance, it has low resistance to current flow in one direction, and high resistance in the other.

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diode

Noun

  1. An electronic device that allows current to flow in one direction only; a valve.
  2. A two-terminal semiconductor device, having a p-n junction, used chiefly as a rectifier.


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