single-ended

Terminated one end

Single-ended describes a design or configuration with only one active terminal, output, or point of connection—as opposed to balanced or differential arrangements that use two.

The term appears most often in electronics and audio: a single-ended amplifier references its signal to ground rather than using a pair of opposing signals.

In networking, single-ended signaling transmits data over one wire.

The phrase can describe anything asymmetrical by design: a single-ended wrench, a single-ended queue in programming.

electrical

amplifier

Signal-strengthening electronic device

  • tubeHollow cylindrical passage
  • triodeThree-element electron tube
  • circuitClosed electrical pathway

grounding · topology · output · input · vacuum · cathode · anode · signal · stage · driver

tools

wrench

Tool for turning fasteners

bolt · nut · fastener · mechanic · hardware · grip · torque · fitting · plumbing · automotive

queue

stack

Items piled vertically

  • LIFOReverse-order processing method
  • pushForce something away
  • popFizzy drink, regionally

insertion · deletion · array · buffer · pointer · algorithm · memory · programming · linear · sequential

Opposites
signal topology

single-endeddifferential

Relative difference between things

balanced · double-ended · push-pull · symmetrical · complementary

directionality/termination

single-endeddouble-ended

Operational at both extremities

open-ended · through-hole · bidirectional

Family

single, end, ended, ending, ends, singly, singles, singled, singling

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