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`2nd Edition
`Stan Gibilisco
`Nei I Sc later·
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`Co-Editors-in-Chief
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`Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
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`Encyclopedia of electronics I by Stan Gibilisco and Neil Sclater.
`p.
`cm.
`ISBN 0-8306-3389-8
`I. Electronics-Dictionaries.
`TK7804.E47 1990
`621 .381 '03-dc20
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`I. Sclater, Neil
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`89-77660
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`Contents
`Editorial Review Board
`Preface
`Schematic Symbols
`A Absolute Temperature Scale-Azimuth Resolution
`B Back Bias-Byte
`c Cable-Czochralski Crystal-Growth System
`D Daisy-Wheel Printer-Dynode
`E Earphone-Extrinsic Semiconductor
`F Facsimile-Fuse
`G Gage-Grid-Dip Meter
`H Hairpin Match-Hysteresis Loss
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`IC-ITU
`J Jacket-Junction Transistor
`K Karnaugh Map-Kooman Antenna
`L Labyrinth Speaker-Lux
`M Machine Language-Mylar Capacitor
`N NAND Gate-Nyquist Theorem
`0 Octal Number System-Oxygen
`p Pacemaker-Pythagorean Theorem
`Q Q Factor-Quartz
`R Rad-Rutherford Atom
`s Safety Factor-· Synchro System
`T T-1 Carrier-Two-Track Recording
`u UHF-Universal Receiver-Transmitter
`v Vacuum-Tube Voltmeter-VXO
`w Wafer-Wye Match
`x X-Axis-X-Ray Tube
`y Yagi Antenna-Yoke
`z Zener Diode-Zero Bias
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