Glossary of Terms

A
  

Accessories

  

Adaptor

  

Attenuation


B
  

Balanced Lines

  

Band-Pass Filter

  

Bandwidth

  

Bead

  

Bode Plot


C
  

Capacitance

  

Capacitive Coupling

  

CGND / Chassis Ground Contact

  

Clamping Voltage (VC)

  

Common Mode (CM)

  

Common Mode Choke (CMC)

  

Conducted Emission (CE)

  

Conducted Susceptibility (CS)

  

Conductivity

  

Contact arrangement

  

Contact size

  

Coupling Path

  

Crimp Termination

  

Crosstalk

  

Current, Contact Rating (A)

  

Cut-Off Frequency (fco)


D
  

Decibel (dB)

  

Dielectric Withstand Voltage (D.W.V.)

  

Differential Mode (DM)


E
  

Electric Field Strength (E)

  

Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC)

  

Electromagnetic Environment (EME)

  

Electromagnetic Environmental Effects (E³)

  

Electromagnetic interference (EMI)

  

Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP)

  

Electrostatic Discharge (ESD)

  

Equivalent Series Inductance (ESL)

  

Equivalent Series Resistance (ESR)


F
  

Faraday Cage

  

Feed-Through

  

Feed-Through Contact

  

Ferrite Suppressors Beads

  

Filter

  

Filter Array

  

Frequency


G
  

GND / Ground, Contact


H
  

Hermetically sealed connector

  

Hertz (Hz)

  

High density connector


I
  

Immunity

  

Impedance

  

Inductance

  

Inductor (L)

  

Insert

  

Insertion loss (Attenuation)

  

Insulation Resistance (IR)


J
  

Jam Nut Connector


M
  

Magnetic Field Strength (H)

  

Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF)

  

Military Specification (MIL-SPEC)

  

Military Standard (MIL-STD)

  

MOV (Metal Oxide Varistor)

  

Multilayer Ceramic Capacitor (MLCC)


P
  

Planar Capacitor

  

Plating

  

Plug connector

  

Polarization

  

Potting

  

Pulse Peak Power


R
  

Radiated Emission (RE)

  

Radiated Susceptibility (RS)

  

Radio Frequency (RF)

  

Receptacle, Connector

  

Rise Time

  

Root Mean Square (RMS)


S
  

Shell, Connector

  

Shielding

  

Solder Cup

  

Spike

  

Surface Mount Technology (SMT)

  

Surge


T
  

Terminal

  

Termination

  

Thermal Shock

  

Transient

  

Transient Protection


V
  

Voltage drop


W
  

Wall Mount Connector

  

Working Voltage (W.V.)







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