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latch-up

latch-up noun: a kind of short circuit caused by the inadvertent creation of a low-impedance path between the power supply rails of a MOSFET circuit.

Noun

latch-up (plural latch-ups)

  1. A kind of short circuit caused by the inadvertent creation of a low-impedance path between the power supply rails of a MOSFET circuit.

Forms of latch-up

plurallatch-ups
alternative formlatchup

Questions about latch-up

What does latch-up mean?
Latch-up means a kind of short circuit caused by the inadvertent creation of a low-impedance path between the power supply rails of a MOSFET circuit.
What part of speech is latch-up?
Latch-up is a noun.
What is the plural of latch-up?
The plural of latch-up is latch-ups.

Words near latch-up in the dictionary

  1. latch'd
  2. latch-key
  3. latch-key child
  4. latch-key children
  5. latch-keys
  6. latch-up
  7. latch-ups
  8. latchable
  9. latchbolt
  10. latchbolts
  11. latched

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