magnetoresistance
noun
mag·ne·to·re·sis·tance
mag-ˌnē-tō-ri-ˈzi-stən(t)s 
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: a change in electrical resistance due to the presence of a magnetic field
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Thumbsticks on both Joy-Con 2s feel smoother, although there's still no use of Hall effect or tunneling magnetoresistance (TMR) to eliminate drift risk.
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Matt Kamen, Wired News, 20 July 2025
One of them—a method to achieve very high levels of the tunneling magnetoresistance phenomenon in materials at room temperature—unlocked a massive increase in digital data storage capabilities.
—IEEE Spectrum, 31 Mar. 2024
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Matt Kamen, Wired News, 20 July 2025
One of them—a method to achieve very high levels of the tunneling magnetoresistance phenomenon in materials at room temperature—unlocked a massive increase in digital data storage capabilities.
—IEEE Spectrum, 31 Mar. 2024
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“Magnetoresistance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/magnetoresistance. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.
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