diode
<hardware, electronics> A semiconductor device which conducts electric
current run in one direction only. This is the simplest kind of semiconductor
device, it has two terminals and a single PN junction. One diode can be used as
a half-wave rectifier or four as a full-wave rectifier.
(1995-03-14)
Nearby terms:
dinosaur « dinosaur pen « dinosaurs mating « diode »
Diophantine equation » DIP » diplex
