charge-coupled device
charge–coup·led device
noun \ˈchärj-ˌkə-pəld-\Definition of CHARGE-COUPLED DEVICE
: a semiconductor device that is used especially as an optical sensor and that stores charge and transfers it sequentially to an amplifier and detector —called also CCD, charged coupled device
First Known Use of CHARGE-COUPLED DEVICE
1971
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