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pull-up resistor

pull-up resistor noun: a resistor that is connected between a signal and a positive voltage supply in a circuit to ensure that the signal is at a defined logic level.

Noun

pull-up resistor (plural pull-up resistors)

  1. A resistor that is connected between a signal and a positive voltage supply in a circuit to ensure that the signal is at a defined logic level.

Forms of pull-up resistor

pluralpull-up resistors

Questions about pull-up resistor

What does pull-up resistor mean?
Pull-up resistor means a resistor that is connected between a signal and a positive voltage supply in a circuit to ensure that the signal is at a defined logic level.
What part of speech is pull-up resistor?
Pull-up resistor is a noun.
What is the plural of pull-up resistor?
The plural of pull-up resistor is pull-up resistors.

Words near pull-up resistor in the dictionary

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