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rectifier definition - telecom
A type of diode that converts alternating current (AC) to direct current (DC). Rectifiers originally were in the form of electron tubes but now are semiconductors or semiconductor arrays. See also diode.

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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