diode : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: diode	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
diode n a thermionic tube having two electrodes; used as a rectifier Synonym(s): diode, rectifying tube, rectifying valve a semiconductor that consists of a p-n junction Synonym(s): diode, semiconductor diode, junction rectifier, crystal rectifier
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
diode A {semiconductor} device which conducts electric current run in one direction only. This is the simplest kind of semiconductor device, it has two terminals and a single PN junction. One diode can be used as a {half-wave rectifier} or four as a {full-wave rectifier}. (1995-03-14)