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precharges

precharges is the plural of precharge.

precharges is the third-person singular simple present indicative of precharge.

Meaning of precharge

Noun

precharge (plural precharges)

  1. (semiconductors) The phase in the access cycle of DRAM during which the storage capacitors are charged to the appropriate value.
    • The purpose of the metal is to speed up the precharge, and the reason for only 4 taps is to spread the precharge out over 15 ns to avoid a huge current spike during precharge.2013, Paul Chow, The MIPS-X RISC Microprocessor
  2. The period of time before the person is charged with a crime.

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Questions about precharges

What is precharges the plural of?
Precharges is the plural of precharge.

Words near precharges in the dictionary

  1. prechamber
  2. prechambers
  3. prechampionship
  4. precharge
  5. precharged
  6. precharges
  7. precharging
  8. prechart
  9. precharts
  10. preche
  11. precheck

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