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`MODERN
`DICTIONARY
`of
`ELECTRONICS
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`SEVENTH EDITION
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`REVISED AND UPDATED
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`Rudolf F. Graf
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`Boston Oxford Auckland
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`Johannesburg Melbourne New Delhi
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`and delivery of messages. .
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`ion, cotA long-distance telephonecircuit
`metal gate— Refers to the use of aluminum as the
`c
`gate conductor instead of silicon or refractory metals.
`ular long-distance or toll service to
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`metal halide lamp—A discharge lamp in which
`d to a circuit used for private-
`pitFpublic, 8s OPPOSE
`the light 1s produced by theradiation from a mixture of
`gene
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`metallic vapor (for example, mercury) and the products
`ine service
`ange —A service used between a
`e exch = a computer to perform certain
`of the disassociation of halides (for example, halides of
`‘ations
`line an
`1S functions and free the computer for other
`thallium, indium,or sodium).
`metal-insulator silicon — See MIS.
`_ metallic circuit—Acircuit in which the earth itself
`wessageCenpase on a busy voice channel
`[S.
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`ion — Insertion of data between
`is not used as ground.
`blsherr affecting the voice transmission.
`metallic insulator — A shorted quarter-wavesection
`gout 0 5 precedence — Designations employed to
`of transmission line, which acts as anelectrical insulator
`ness relative order in which a message of one
`at the transmitted frequency.
`ea designation is handled with respectto all other
`metallic noise — Weighted noise current in a metal-
`lic circuit at a given point whenthecircuit is terminated
`ignations.
`Peswitching—1. The technique of data
`at that point in the nominal characteristic impedance of
`the circuit.
`rasnission in which data may bereceived, stored until
`metallic rectifier—A rectifier in which the asym-
`te proper line is available, then retransmitted. No direct
`metrical junction between dissimilar solid conductors
`emection is set up between the originator of the data
`presents a high resistance to current flow in one direction
`adits destination. 2. Routing messages between three
`and a low resistance in the opposite direction.
`o more locations by store-and-forward techniques in a
`metallic rectifier cell—An elementary rectifying
`computer.
`device having only one positive electrode, negative elec-
`message unit—1. A unit of measurement used in
`trode, and rectifying junction.
`taying for local telephone messages, based on time and
`distance between the parties. 2. Call measurement for a
`metallic-rectifier stack — A single structure made
`ge a local service area for which charges are
`up of one or more metallic rectifier cells.
`acctted,
`metallization — 1. The deposition of a thin-film pat-
`message-waiting lamp—A small lamp ona tele-
`tern of conductive material onto a substrate to provide
`phone set that can be lighted (or flashed) from the switch-
`interconnection of electronic components or to provide
`haat(or call waiting panel) to notify a hotel or motel
`conductive contacts (pads)
`for
`interconnections. 2. A
`fltst that a Message is being held for him or her.
`film pattern (single or multilayer) of conductive material
`cnale—British term for amplidyne. A direct-
`deposited on a substrate to interconnect electronic compo-
`win, ie used for voltage regulation or transfor-
`nents, or the metalfilm on the bondingarea of a substrate
`lis MOre than two brushes for each pair of
`that becomesa part of the bond and performsboth electri-
`Meta] —
`.atetal that has high electrical and ther-
`cal and mechanical functions. 3. The selective deposition
`of metal film on a substrate to form conductive intercon-
`nection between IC elements and points for connections
`cannes? testor—A transistor with a base
`with the outside world.
`x
`sandwiched
`um
`‘ei
`tejrctors, with th
`between two n-type
`metallized capacitor—A capacitor that is made
`
`‘base t0giveit Lavy mutter doped more heavily than
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`with dielectric film that has had metal vacuum-deposited
`iy,
`SNe ita high electron-current-to-hole-current
`on it. This thin metallization restricts the maximum
`Metal
`current capacity, but at the same timeprovides a very
`theronjedenetOt—Also called metal
`locator. An
`high volumetric efficiency and a unique self-healing
`wi’hetcheg+ detecting concealed metal objects.
`property. Any internal arcover (which could be triggered
`aythin peat —A mask formed by chemi-
`by a transient voltage spike) will usually clear itself by
`raetted by ph &S in a metal film or plate where it is
`vaporizing the deposited metalfilm in the immediate area,
`me
`Photoresist or other chemically resistant
`thus extending the arc path beyond the sustaining gap
`wyflM regj
`length limit. Foil capacitors cannot clear in this manner
`tea esistive leonAn electronic componentin
`and maytherefore sustain the arcovers and short out.
`etal Vacuum.q
`ent is an extremely thin layer of
`metallized resistor — A fixed resistor in which the
`: foil at On a substrate.
`resistance elementis a thin film of metal deposited on the
`*itne Onsist of fet= Capacitor in which the
`surface of a glass or ceramic substrate.
`of Plastic filmorUS SeParated by a dielectric
`metallizing — Applying a thin coating of metalto
`OF paper.
`a nonmetallic surface. This may be done by chemical
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`meshcurrent — metallizing
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`Resistance Value
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`Metalfilm resistor.
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