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insulator definition - telecom
  1. A material that does not conduct electricity, heat, light, etc.
  2. In the context of telecommunications, an insulator is a material that does not conduct electricity, i.e., a dielectric. See also conductor and dielectric.

Webster's New World Telecom Dictionary Copyright © 2008 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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