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Ch1 Glossary

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show A glass enclosure with a relatively flat face (screen) and a vacuum inside that will display the light generated from the bombardment of the screen by electrons.  
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CGS system   show
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show One of the first mechanical calculators.  
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Edison effect   show
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Electromagnetism   show
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Engineering notation   show
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ENIAC   show
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Fixed-point notation   show
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show The first of the electronic devices, the diode.  
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Floating-point notation   show
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Integrated circuit (IC)   show
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show A unit of measurement for energy in the SI or MKS system. Equal to 0.7378 foot-pound in the English system and 107 ergs in the CGS system.  
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show A unit of measurement for temperature in the SI system. Equal to 273.15 + °C in the MKS and CGS systems.  
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show A unit of measure for mass in the SI and MKS systems. Equal to 1000 grams in the CGS system.  
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Language   show
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show One of the first charge-storage devices.  
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Menu   show
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Meter (m)   show
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show The system of units employing the Meter, Kilogram, and Second as its fundamental units of measure.  
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show The production of integrated circuits in which the nanometer is the typical unit of measurement.  
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Newton (N)   show
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Pound (lb)   show
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Program   show
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show A method for desribing very large and very small numbers through the use of powers of ten, which requires that the multiplier be a number between 1 and 10.  
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Second (s)   show
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SI system   show
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show A unit of measure for mass in the English system. Equal to 14.6 kilograms in the SI or MKS system.  
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Software package   show
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show Stationary charge in a state of equilibrium.  
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Transistor   show
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Voltaic cell   show
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