: a potential difference observed between the edges of a conducting strip carrying a longitudinal current when placed in a magnetic field perpendicular to the plane of the strip
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Along with standard mechanical keyboards, most Hall effect keyboards are also hot-swappable.
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Henri Robbins, Wired News, 9 Dec. 2025
The Legion Go 2 once again uses Hall effect joysticks.
—Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 2 Oct. 2025
The spacecraft's four electric engines, known as Hall effect thrusters, were supplied by a Russian company named Fakel.
—ArsTechnica, 1 May 2025
In cars with faulty Hall effect sensor wiring, the airbag may not trigger during a crash.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 10 July 2024
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Henri Robbins, Wired News, 9 Dec. 2025
The Legion Go 2 once again uses Hall effect joysticks.
—Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 2 Oct. 2025
The spacecraft's four electric engines, known as Hall effect thrusters, were supplied by a Russian company named Fakel.
—ArsTechnica, 1 May 2025
In cars with faulty Hall effect sensor wiring, the airbag may not trigger during a crash.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 10 July 2024
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“Hall effect.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Hall%20effect. Accessed 25 Jan. 2026.
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