Glossary
Glossary
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z
A
Absolute zero
Absorption
Acceleration
Accelerometer
Acoustic noise
Acoustic wave
Acoustics of
ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface)
Actuator
Adhesion
Algorithm
Aliasing of
Alternating current (AC)
Alternating current generator (alternator)
Altimeter
AM (Amplitude Modulation)
Ampere (A)
Amplidine
Amplifier
Amplitron of
Amplitude
Analog signal
Analogue switch
Analogue to digital converter
Analysis lamp
Android of
Anemometer of
Annihilation
Anode
ANSI (American National Standards Institute)
Antennas of
API interface
APM (Advanced Power Management) of
Arc lamp
Areometer of
Arithmetic logic unit (ALU)
Armature
Artificial intelligence (AI)
ASCII
Assembler languages
Audion (audion tube) of
Augmented reality (AR)
Automatic gain control
Autotransformer
AUX
Avalanche diode
AWG
B
Ballasts
Bandwidth
Barograph
Barometer
BASIC (Beginner's All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code)
Basic state
Batch mode
BCD code
BCI (brain-computer interface) of
Beater (knypel)
Belt drive
Bias of
BIBO stability
Big Data
Bionics
Biorobotics
BIOS (Basic Input/Output System)
Biosensor
Biot-Savart's law
Bipolar transistors
Bit
Bit error rate (BER)
Bluetooth
Bod
Boiling point
Bolometer
Bootloader
Bridge rectifiers
Brush
Brute force attack
Buchholz Relays
Buffer
Button cell (lozenge battery)
Buzzer
Byte (B)
C
Cache memory
Caliper
Calorimeter
Candela (cd)
Capacitance
Capacitive diodes (varactor)
Capacitor
Capacity
Carrier wave
Cathode
CCD matrix
CDMA
Ceilometre
Celsius Scales
Centroid
Channel capacity
Charging station (EVSE)
Chemoreceptor
Chisel
Chromonickelin
Clamp meter
Clapp generator
Clectromagnetic radiation
Cloud computing
Cluster server
CMOS
CNC (Computerised Numerical Control)
Coaxial cable
Codec
Cogeneration
Cohesion
Coils
Cold cathode of
Combinatorial system
Communication channel
Commutator
Commutator motor
Compactron
Comparators
Compilers
Compressor
Computer cluster
Computer engineering
Computer Networks
Computer-aided design (CAD)
Conductance
Conductor
Connectors p-n
Contactors
Control engineering (automation)
Control theory
Controllability
Controllers
Convection
Coulomb (C)
Crowbar circuit
Cryptology
Crystal detector
Curie temperature
Current bus
Current source
Current Transformers
Cyber security
Cybernetics
Cyclotron
D
Damping
Data acquisition (data collection) of
Data analysis of
Data block
Data compression
Data conversion
Data integrity
Data processing
Database of
DC brushless motor
DC generator
Decibel (dB)
Decimation
Demagnetisation
Densimeter
Dew point
Diacs
Diamagnetism
Dielectric
Dielectric polarisation
Differential amplifier
Differential non-linearity
Differential signalling
Digital counter
Digital filter
Digital signal
Digital signal processing (CPS)
Digital to analogue converter
Diode
Dipole antenna of
Direct current (DC)
Discharge lamp
Discrete system
Dissipation of energy (energy dispersion)
Distortion
Distributed computing
Distribution transformer
Dithering
DML (Data Manipulation Language)
DOF (Degrees of Freedom)
DRAM
Drone (UAV)
Drypack
DSSS
Dynamic compression
Dynamic programming
E
Eddy current
Edge computing
EEPROM
Electret
Electric accumulator
Electric arc
Electric Batteries
Electric charge
Electric circuit
Electric current density
Electric field
Electric fuse of
Electric generator
Electric Motors
Electric potential
Electrical discharge
Electrical discharge machining (EDM)
Electrical engineering
Electrical induction
Electrical installation
Electrical junction box
Electrical node
Electrical power
Electrical switch
Electrical switchgear
Electrical voltage
Electricity grid
Electroacoustic amplifier
Electrochemical corrosion
Electrochemistry
Electrode
Electrolyte
Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC)
Electromagnetic interference (EMI)
Electromechanical micro-system (MEMS)
Electromotive force (SEM)
Electron
Electron duplicator
Electron Microscopes
Electron tube
Electronic components
Electrophore
Electroscope
Electrostatic discharge (ESD)
Electrostatics
Elementary analysis of
Embedded system
Emergency stop
Emulator
Energy storage
ENIAC (Electronic Numerical Integrator And Computer)
Ennoda
ENOB
Entropy
Epoxy resin of
EPROM (Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory)
Equilibrium (in mechanics)
Equivalent diagram (equivalent circuit)
EROEI (Energy Return on Energy Invested)
Error Correction Coding (ECC, FEC)
Estimator
Ethernet
European Organisation for Nuclear Research (CERN)
F
Fahrenheit Scales
Fail-safe
Farad (F)
Faraday cage
FDDI
FDM
Feedback
Ferrite
Ferrite memory
Ferroelectric
Ferromagnetic material
Fibre optic
Filter
Finite element method (FEM)
Firmware
Fleeting memory
Flip-flop (trigger circuit)
Flip-Flops
Flow chart
FM (frequency modulation)
FMEA (Failure Mode and Effects Analysis)
FORTRAN (Formula Translation)
FPGA
Free vibrations
Frequency
Friction
Functional safety
Fuzzy logic
G
Gallium arsenide (GaAs)
Galvanic cell
Galvanometer
Gambling
Gamma correction
Gaussian noise
Gearbox
Geiger counter
German
Glitch
GPIB (General Purpose Interface Bus)
GPIO
GPRS
GPS
Graetz Bridge
Grid computing **
Grid topology
Grounding
Gunn's Diodes
Gyroscope
H
Hadron
Hallotron (Hall sensor)
Haptic technology (haptics)
Hardware
Harmonic distortion
HAST (Highly Accelerated Stress Test)
HDMI
Heat exchange
Heatsinks
Heatspreader
Henr (H)
Hertz (Hz)
Heterodyne
Heterozygosity
Hi-Fi
High voltage
H-infinity
HMI
Hodometer
Holography
HSPA (High Speed Packet Access)
Humanoid
HVAC
Hybrid system
Hysteresis
I
I/O (Input/Output)
I²C
I²S
Idempotence
IGBT
IIoT
Impedance
Implosion
Inclinometer
Incomplete discharge
Inductance
Induction motor
Inductor (choke)
Industry 4.0
Inertia (inertia)
Information theory
Infrared
Infrasound (subsonic)
Inrush current
Insulator
Integrated Circuit (IC)
Interface
Intermediate frequency (IF)
Intermodulation
International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC)
International System of Units (SI)
Internet of Things (IoT)
Internet protocol (IP)
Interrogation
Inverter
IP degree of protection
ISO (International Organization for Standardization)
Isolation
Isotope
Iteration
J
Java
Jitter
Joule (J)
Joystick
Jump characteristics
Jumper
Junction field-effect transistor (JFET)
K
Karnaugh method
Kelvin (K)
Kelvin scale (absolute scale)
Kinematics
Kinetic energy
Klistron
Knock sensor of
Kompandor
L
Laminate
LAN (Local Area Network)
Laser
Laser gyroscope of
Lasotape
Latency
LCD
LED
Lica
LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging)
Linear Regulators
Linear system
Lithium-ion battery
Load pump
Logarithm
Logic gate
LORAN (Long Range Navigation)
Lossless compression
Lossy compression
Lumen
Luminance
Luminescence
LVDT (Linear Variable Differential Transformer)
Lyapunov methods
Lysimeter
M
Mach number (M)
Machine language
Machine learning
Machine-to-machine (M2M)
Machometer
Magnetic coercivity
Magnetic field
Magnetisation (magnetisation)
Magnetism
Magnetometer
Magnetoresistance
Magnetostatics
Magnetostriction
Magnetovalve (magnetic circuit)
Magnetron
Mainframe
Maser
Mass Storage
Mathematical modelling
MATLAB
Matrix
MAV (micro aerial vehicle)
Measuring resistor
Mechanical engineering
Mechatronics
Memristor
Merger
MES (Manufacturing Execution System)
MESFET (Metal-Semiconductor Field-Effect Transistor)
Metallic bond
Microbolometer
Microcomputer
Microcontroller
Microelectronics
Micrometer
Microprocessor
Middleware
MMIC (Monolithic Microwave Integrated Circuit)
Modem
Modulation
Modulator
Moisture meter
Mole (mol)
MOS
MOSFET
Motion detector (PIR)
MRO (Maintenance, Repair and Operations)
MSA (measurement system analysis)
Multimeter
Multipath propagation
Multiplexer (MUX)
Multiplexing (multiplexing)
Multispectral imaging
N
Nanotechnology
Negative feedback
Negawatt
Neural network
NFC (Near Field Communication)
Nickel-metal hydride battery (NiMH)
Niuton (N)
Non-volatile memory
Nuwistor
Nyquist frequency
O
Octave
Octet
OFDM (Orthogonal Frequency-Division Multiplexing)
Ohm (Ω)
Omnidirectional antenna of
Operational amplifiers
Optocouplers
Optoelectronics
Organic light-emitting diode (OLED)
Oscillator
Oscilloscope
Osmosis
Overcurrent circuit breaker (circuit breaker)
P
PAM (Pulse-Amplitude Modulation)
Parallax
Parallel connection
Parallel port
Paramagnetism
Particle accelerator
PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect)
PCM (Pulse-Code Modulation)
PCMCIA
Pentode
Perfect gas
PGA (Programmable-Gain Amplifier)
Phantom power supply
Phase Keying (PSK)
Phase modulation
Phase synchronisation loop (PLL)
Phase transition
Photo cell
Photodetector
Photoelasticity
Photoelectric cell (phototube)
Photometry
Photon
Photonics
Photoresistors
PHP
PID Regulators
Piezoelectric
Piezoelectric actuator
Piezoelectric sensor
PIN diode
Pipette
Pirometers
Pixel
Plasma
Plasticity
PLC (Programmable Logic Controller)
PLCC (Plastic Leaded Chip Carrier)
PLD
PMIC (Power Management Integrated Circuits)
Pneumatics
Potential energy
Potentiometers
Power amplifier
Power electronics
PRBS (Pseudo-random bit sequence)
Printed Circuit Board (PCB)
Probability
Processor (CPU)
Profit of
Programmable Logic Array (PLA)
Programming language
PROM (Programmable Read-Only Memory)
Propagation time
Proximity phenomenon (epidermality)
Pulse (impulse)
PWM
Pyranometer
Pyrgeometer
Python
Q
Quantisation
Quantum mechanics
Quartz clock
Quartz generators
QWERTY (programmer's keyboard)
QWERTZ (typewriter keyboard)
R
Radar
Radiant energy
Radiation flux
Radio engineering
Radio transmitter
Radio wave propagation
Radio waves (radio radiation)
Radiometry
RAM
Rated current
Rated power
Reactance
Real-time clock (RTC)
Real-time operating system (RTOS)
Rectifier
Redox reaction
Reed Sensors
Refraction
Reklozer
Relay
Reluctance
Reluctance motor
Remanence
Remote sensing
Renewable energy sources (RES)
Reostat
Resistance
Resistance thermometer (RTD)
Resistor
Response time
Resting current
Resublimation
RFID
Ring Counters
RISC (Reduced Instruction Set Computing)
Rising time
Rivets
Robot
Robotics
ROM
ROS (Robot Operating System)
Rotor (rotor)
Router
Roving
RSSI (Received Signal Strength Indication)
RTU (Remote Terminal Units)
Ruhmkorff coil
Ruthenium
S
Safe area of work (SOA)
Safety data sheet
Sampling
SCADA (supervisory control and data acquisition)
Schottky diode
Scintillator
Scott transformer (Scott system)
SCSI (Small Computer Systems Interface)
SD card
Seals
Seismograph
Selsyn
Semiconductor
Sensor
Serial port
Serial transmission
Servo drive
Sheet metal
Shift current
Shoal robotics
Short circuit
Shunts
Signal processing
Signal processor (DSP processor)
Simens (S)
Simulation
Single pole generator
Single sideband modulation
SLAM (Simultaneous localisation and mapping)
Smart dust
Smart grid
SMD
SMT
Soft start
Software
Software architecture of
Software engineering
Solenoid
Solenoid valve
Solenoids
Solid-state laser
Sonar
Sonic motor
Source code
Sparkplug
Spectroscopic spectrum
Spectrum Analyzers
Speedometer
SPI (Serial Peripheral Interface)
SPICE (Simulation Program with Integrated Circuits Emphasis)
Spontaneous emission
SQL (Structured Query Language)
SSI (Small Scale Integration)
Standing wave
Static electricity
Static memory (SRAM)
Statics
Statistics
Stator
Steady state
Stepper Motors
Stereophony
Sublimation
Sudo
Summator
Supercapacitors
Supercomputer
Superheterodyne
Supertone
Surge
Switch Mode Power Supply (SMPS)
Symmetrizer (balun)
Synchronisation
Synchronous Digital Systems Hierarchy (SDH)
Synchronous motor
System on Chip (SoC)
T
Tabulation
Tachometers
Technical drawing
Teledation
Telemetry
Temperature inversion
Tension
Tesla (T)
Tetrode
The octal number system
Thermal noise
Thermal resistance
Thermionic emission
Thermistor
Thermobimetal (thermometric bimetal)
Thermocouple
Thermodynamics
Thermoelectric phenomenon
Thermometer
Thin-film transistor (TFT)
Three-phase system
THT
Thyristors
Transceiver
Transfiguration
Transformer
Transil
Transistor
Transponder
Triacs (symistor)
Triode
Triple point
Turbine
Turing test
Two-argument action
U
UCAV (Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle)
Ultrasound
UMTS (Universal Mobile Telecommunications System)
Unicode
Unijunction transistors (UJT)
Uninterruptible power supply (UPS)
USB
V
Variable Capacitors
Variometer
Varistors
VHDL
Virtual reality (VR)
Viscometer
Visual programming language
VLSI (Very Large Scale Integration)
Volt (V)
Voltage booster converter (boost converter)
Voltage Converter Modules
Voltage divider
Voltage regulators
Voltage step-down converter (buck converter)
Voltage transformer
Volt-ampere (VA)
Voltmeters
VRM (Voltage Regulator Module)
W
WAN (Wide Area Network)
Watchdog
Watt (W)
Wattmeter
Wave polarisation
Weber (Wb)
Wheels of Barlow
Wheels of Sweden
White noise
Wiener filter
Wi-Fi
Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN)
Y
Z
Zener diode
Zener phenomenon
ZIF socket
Zip drive
