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                               TECHNICAL DICTIONARY....!!!

AC - Abbreviation for "Alternating Current"
Acceptor atoms - Trivalent atoms that accept free electrons from pentavalent atoms.
AC coupling - Circuit that passes an AC signal while blocking a DC voltage.
AC/DC - Equipment that will operate on either an AC or DC power source.
AC generator - Device used to transform mechanical energy into AC electrical power.
AC load line - A graph representing all possible combinations of AC output voltage and current for an amplifier.
AC power supply - Power supply that delivers an AC voltage.
AC voltage - A voltage in which the polarity alternates.

Alternating current - An electric current that rises to a maximum in one direction, falls back to zero and then rises to a maximum in the opposite direction and then repeats.

Choke - Inductor used to oppose the flow of alternating current.
Circuit - Interconnection of components to provide an electrical path between two or more components.

DC - Abbreviation for "direct current".
DC load line - A graph representing all possible combinations of voltage and current for a given load resistor in an amplifier.
DC offset - The change in input voltage required to produce a zero output voltage when no signal is applied to an amplifier.
DC power supply - Any source of DC power for electrical equipment.
Direct current - Current that flows in only one direction.