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diode

diode


di·ode    Audio Help   (dī'ōd')   

n.  

  1. An electronic device that restricts current flow chiefly to one direction.

  2. An electron tube having a cathode and an anode.

  3. A two-terminal semiconductor device used chiefly as a rectifier.

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