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generator Dictionary Terms
point-focusing collector
A device used in solar systems to direct mirror-reflected sunlight to a heat absorber and heat-driven engine, which turns a...
genlock
A device used to lock the internal synchronization generator of a television camera to an external source.
lock-in amplifier
A lock-in amplifier is a specialized electronic instrument used to extract and measure small signals embedded in noise or...
time delay generator
infrared signal generator
A device that combines electronic and optical techniques to form a monitored infrared signal between 1 and 14 µm. It...
function generator
A computer hardware unit that generates required functional information on the screen by controlling CRT beam movements or...
diamond cutting tool
A tool made by imbedding small particles of diamond in the working edge. In the optical field, the most commonly used...
rare-earth elements
Rare-earth elements (REEs) are a group of seventeen chemical elements found in the Earth's crust, characterized by their...
digital delay generator
An instrument that can preselect intervals, often in increments of 1, 10 or 100 ns, for the generation of electronic pulses...
analog stroke
An analog method of moving a cathode-ray tube beam across a display screen face, commonly used in high-performance vector...
Marx generator
High-voltage, fast-discharge circuit named after its inventor, Erwin Marx. Its capacitors are charged in parallel and...
regenerative repeater
A repeater that is designed for digital transmission. Also called a regenerator.
alphanumeric generator
In computer graphics, a character generator that produces alphabetical and numerical characters with some punctuation and...
character generator
Computer hardware or firmware that accesses character patterns stored in read-only memory and displays them at specific...
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