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catwhisker definition

cat·whisker (-hwis′kər)

noun

Electronics a sharply pointed, flexible wire used to make contact with a specific point on a semiconductor or a crystal detector

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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