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saturation voltageThe (usually direct-current output) voltage appearing across a
saturation value1. In a transistor, field-effect transistor, or vacuum tube, the lowest
saturation switchingThe on/off switching operation in which a transistor is in its
saturation point
On a voltage-current conduction curve, the point beyond which a
saturation limitingOutput peak clipping that occurs when a transistor or vacuum tube
saturation flux1. The magnetic flux density that will saturate a given sample of
saturated solution
A solution, such as an electrolyte, that contains all of the solute that
saturated operation
1. The operation of a magnetic core at or beyond its saturation point
saturated logic
Any form of digital-logic circuit in which the transistors are either
saturated color
A visible color whose energy is concentrated at a single wavelength
saturable transformer
A transformer having a saturable core that permits automatic
saturable reactor
An inductor consisting essentially of a coil wound on a core of
saturable-core magnetometer
A MAGNETOMETER in which the sensor is a saturable magnetic
saturable capacitor
A voltage-variable ceramic or semiconductor capacitor in which
satellite television
The broadcasting and reception of television (TV) signals via earth-
satellite processor
1. In a computer, a microprocessor that is subsidiary to the central
satellite communication
Communication via one or more satellite transponders. Usually both
sampled data system
A system that can be either analog or digital, and that
salt-spray test
A test to assess the life and performance of electronic equipment in a marine environment.
Salisbury chamberA radio-frequency test chamber in which the walls are non-
salient pole
A pole, such as the pole piece of a motor or generator, that projects
sal ammoniac
Formula, NH4Cl. Ammonium chloride,the principal ingredient in the
safety ground
A connection made between equipment (usually the metal chassis,
safe noise level
A level of acoustic intensity equal to 85 dB above the threshold of
