diode

2 definitions found

diode - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  diode
      n 1: a thermionic tube having two electrodes; used as a
           rectifier [syn: diode, rectifying tube, rectifying valve
           ]
      2: a semiconductor that consists of a p-n junction [syn:
         diode, semiconductor diode, junction rectifier,
         crystal rectifier]

diode - Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (26 May 2007) :

  diode
  
     <hardware, electronics> A semiconductor device which
     conducts electric current run in one direction only.  This is
     the simplest kind of semiconductor device, it has two
     terminals and a single PN junction.  One diode can be used as
     a half-wave rectifier or four as a full-wave rectifier.
  
     (1995-03-14)