resistor
noun
re·sis·tor
ri-ˈzi-stər 
: a device that has electrical resistance and that is used in an electric circuit for protection, operation, or current control
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These objects are juxtaposed alongside digital detritus — circuit boards, resistors — that line the wooden boxes like wallpaper.
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Evan Nicole Brown, New York Times, 8 May 2024
An electrical pulse heats the resistor, which flash-boils a thin layer of the ink, forming a rapidly expanding vapor bubble that pushes a droplet of ink out through the orifice.
—Phillip W. Barth, IEEE Spectrum, 25 Mar. 2024
The two ends of the coax cable—branching is not allowed—are fitted with terminating resistors that regulate the electrical properties of the cable so signals propagate throughout the length of the cable but don't reflect back.
—Iljitsch Van Beijnum, Ars Technica, 29 June 2023
His team was able to 3D-print prototype sensors in different shapes (a hollow cube and a triangle) and test them by using a wire to connect the prototypes to a resistor and microcontroller.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 21 Sep. 2023
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Evan Nicole Brown, New York Times, 8 May 2024
An electrical pulse heats the resistor, which flash-boils a thin layer of the ink, forming a rapidly expanding vapor bubble that pushes a droplet of ink out through the orifice.
—Phillip W. Barth, IEEE Spectrum, 25 Mar. 2024
The two ends of the coax cable—branching is not allowed—are fitted with terminating resistors that regulate the electrical properties of the cable so signals propagate throughout the length of the cable but don't reflect back.
—Iljitsch Van Beijnum, Ars Technica, 29 June 2023
His team was able to 3D-print prototype sensors in different shapes (a hollow cube and a triangle) and test them by using a wire to connect the prototypes to a resistor and microcontroller.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 21 Sep. 2023
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resistor
noun
re·sis·tor
ri-ˈzis-tər
: a device offering electrical resistance
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