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Bus Transmission medium for electrical or optical signals that perform a particular function, such as computer control.
Byte A group of eight bits that can represent any of 28 = 256 different entities.
Calibration A process of adapting a sensor output to a known physical quantity to improve sensor output accuracy.
Capacitance (C) The charge-storing ability of a capacitor, defined as the magnitude of charge stored on either plate divided by the applied voltage. A 1-F capacitor charged to 1 V contains C of charge (see also capacitor) and 1 C is an amount of charge equal to that of about 6.24 × 1018 electrons.
Capacitor Energy storage circuit element having two conductors separated by an insulator.
Cathode The electrode in an electrochemical cell or galvanic couple at which a reduction reaction occurs; in other words the electrode receiving electrons from an external circuit.
Ceramic A nonmetallic material made from clay and hardened by firing at high temperature; it contains minute silicate crystals suspended in a glassy cement.
Cermet A composite material consisting of a combination of ceramic and metallic meterials. The most common cermets are the cemented carbides, composed of an extremely hard ceramic (e.g. WC, TiC), bonded together by a ductile metal such as cobalt or nickel.
Chip A die (unpackaged semiconductor device) cut from a silicon wafer, incorporating semiconductor circuit elements such as a sensor, actuator, resistor, diode, transistor, and/or capacitor.
Chromatography The general name for a series of methods for separating mixtures by employing a system with a mobile phase and a stationary phase.
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