: an electronic device that has two electrodes or terminals and is used especially as a rectifier
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There are more than 1,000 LED diode lights mounted beneath the greenery and orb lighting around the SD.
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Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Mar. 2025
Hypothetically, this kind of device can duplicate the performance of anything from a diode to a neuromorphic circuit.
—IEEE Spectrum, 4 Mar. 2025
The resulting fiber was thin, flexible, easily sewn into fabrics, and washable and could incorporate optical diodes, memory units, sensors, and other components.
—Ars Technica, 26 Feb. 2025
The diodes produced by the team and others yielded fast switching that was not possible with silicon diodes.
—IEEE Spectrum, 23 June 2024
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Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Mar. 2025
Hypothetically, this kind of device can duplicate the performance of anything from a diode to a neuromorphic circuit.
—IEEE Spectrum, 4 Mar. 2025
The resulting fiber was thin, flexible, easily sewn into fabrics, and washable and could incorporate optical diodes, memory units, sensors, and other components.
—Ars Technica, 26 Feb. 2025
The diodes produced by the team and others yielded fast switching that was not possible with silicon diodes.
—IEEE Spectrum, 23 June 2024
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diode
noun
di·ode
ˈdī-ˌōd 
: an electronic device with two electrodes that is used especially for changing alternating current into direct current
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