Tech Terminology
Prime Systems Academy Glossary
Here, we break down complex terms and concepts into simple, easy-to-understand definitions.Our glossary is designed to help you speak the language of tech with confidence. Dive in and start expanding your tech fluency today!
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- Absorption(1) Dissipation of radio or sound waves as they interact with matter. (2) The absorbing of light waves without reflection or refraction.
- Absorption, Law OfIn Boolean algebra, the law which states that the odd term will be absorbed when a term is combined by logical multiplication with the logical sum of that term and another term, or when a term is combined by logical addition with the logical product of one term and another term (for example,(...) Read More
- Absorption WavemeterAn instrument used to measure audio frequencies.
- AC Beta The ratio of the alternating current through the collector to the alternating current through the base in a transistor​.
- AC Coupling A method used in circuits to transmit alternating current while blocking direct current, often used to separate signal paths​.
- AC Effective Resistance The resistance in a circuit due to alternating current, accounting for high-frequency losses like skin effect and eddy currents​.
- AC Induction Motor A type of electric motor powered by alternating current, where the magnetic field of the stator induces current in the rotor to create movement​.
- AC Load Line A graph depicting the range of possible values for current and voltage in a transistor amplifier driven by an alternating current signal​.
- AC Resistance The resistance experienced in a circuit due to alternating current, including losses from effects like skin effect and eddy currents​
- Accelerating AnodeAn electrode charged several thousand volts positive and used to accelerate electrons toward the front of a cathode-ray tube.
- Acceleration ServosystemA servosystem that controls the acceleration (rate of change in velocity) of a load.
- AccelerometerA device that measures the acceleration to which it is subjected and develops a signal proportional to it.
- Acceptor ImpurityAn impurity which, when added to a semiconductor, accepts one electron from a neighboring atom and creates a hole in the lattice structure of the crystal. Also called TRIVALENT IMPURITY.
- Acorn TubeA very small tube with closely spaced electrodes and no base. The tube is connected to its circuits by short wire pins that are sealed in a glass or ceramic envelope. The acorn tube is used in low-power uhf circuits.
- AcousticsThe science of sound.