electrical components

Wires and capacitors

Electrical components are the individual parts that make up electrical circuits and systems—resistors, capacitors, transistors, diodes, switches, and the like.

Each component performs a specific function: storing charge, regulating current, amplifying signals.

The term appears in electronics education, repair manuals, and parts catalogs: The kit includes all the electrical components you need to build the radio.

Related

voltage regulator · Cable · ground wire · wire nut · solder joint · Charger · heat sink · power supply · LED

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containment/structure

electrical componentshousing

Dwellings or protective covering

enclosure · chassis · casing · cabinet · shell

system completeness

electrical componentsfinished product

Completed manufactured good

appliance · end product

technological type

electrical componentsmechanical components

Parts of a machine

mechanical parts · gears · bearings · springs · levers

Family

electrical, electric, electricity, electrically, electrify, electrified, electrifying, electrification, electron

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G