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ground-fault interrupter definition

ground·-fault· interrupter (gro̵und′fôlt′)

an electronic safety device used in place of a standard electrical outlet in areas where shocks are more likely, as kitchens, bathrooms, and workshops: it immediately breaks the circuit if electricity is being lost
often called ground-fault circuit-interrupter ground′·-fault′· cir′cuit-in′terrupt′er (-sʉr′kit in′tə rup′tər)

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