diode
a device, as a two-element electron tube or a semiconductor, through which current can pass freely in only one direction.
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Many of them advocate installing light-emitting diodes, or LEDs, in outdoor fixtures such as city streetlights, mainly for their ability to direct light to a targeted area.
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In order to increase longevity, manufacturers limit the current going through the diodes, which has an impact on the overall brightness.
For gaming specifically, it pays to spend the extra money to get an Organic Light-Emitting diode, or OLED, display.
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The Daily Pic: Ingo Maurer shows it's better to charge a single diode than curse the darkness.
British Dictionary definitions for diode
/ (ˈdaɪəʊd) /
a semiconductor device containing one p-n junction, used in circuits for converting alternating current to direct current: More formal name: semiconductor diode
the earliest and simplest type of electronic valve having two electrodes, an anode and a cathode, between which a current can flow only in one direction. It was formerly widely used as a rectifier and detector but has now been replaced in most electrical circuits by the more efficient and reliable semiconductor diode
Origin of diode
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Scientific definitions for diode
[ dī′ōd′ ]
An electrical device with two active terminals, an anode and a cathode, through which current passes more easily in one direction (from anode to cathode) than in the reverse direction. Diodes have many uses, including conversion of AC power to DC power, and the decoding of audio-frequency signals from radio signals.
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