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LOAD. A device through which an electric current flows and which changes electrical energy into
another form. Power consumed by a device or circuit in performing its function.
BNC 50 Ohm Load
LOAD Cell. A transducer which converts force into an electrical output. [Load Cell Manufacturers]
LOADING EFFECT. The effect of a load on a transmitting interface. The effect of connecting one device to another. The effect of a voltmeter upon the circuit being measured that results in an inaccurate measurement. Loading effect is minimized by using a voltmeter with an internal resistance many times higher than the resistance of the circuit being measured. Obsolete reference, as a digital voltmeter has Meg Ohms of input resistance.
LOAD ISOLATOR. A passive attenuator in which the loss in one direction is much greater than that in the opposite direction. One example is a ferrite isolator for waveguides that allows energy to travel in only one direction. [Waveguide Vendors]
LOCAL ACTION. A continuation of current flow within a battery cell when there is no external load. Caused by impurities in the electrode. [Battery Producers and Data]
Local Area Network. A network which only operates or spans a small area, although there is no strict size to the operational area. A network which only operates within a particular building.
LOCAL LOOP. The voice-band telco channel between the central office [local office] and the subscriber [home].
LOGARITHMIC RECEIVER. Receiver that uses a linear logarithmic amplifier (lin-log) instead of a normal linear amplifier.
LOGICAL BLOCK ADDRESSING. [LBA] The LBA is the address that the operating system uses to read or write a block of data on the flash drive. A common scheme used for specifying the location of blocks of data stored on computer storage devices.
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