{"id":2013,"date":"2023-10-11T17:28:58","date_gmt":"2023-10-11T17:28:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/partstack.com\/blog\/glossary-7\/"},"modified":"2023-10-13T16:11:54","modified_gmt":"2023-10-13T16:11:54","slug":"dictionary","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/partstack.com\/blog\/dictionary\/","title":{"rendered":"The Ultimate Electronic Components Dictionary"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Welcome to the Partstack Dictionary!<\/h3>\n<h3>Are you new to semiconductors?<\/h3>\n<h3>Just getting your feet wet with electronic components?<\/h3>\n<h3>What <em>is<\/em> a <em><a href=\"https:\/\/partstack.com\/c\/capacitors\">capacitor<\/a>? Or a <a href=\"https:\/\/partstack.com\/c\/fiber-optics\/fiber-optics-attenuators\">fiber optic attenuator<\/a>? A<\/em>nd what does an <a href=\"https:\/\/partstack.com\/c\/transistors\/insulated-gate-bipolar-transistors-igbt\"><i>IGBT<\/i><\/a>\u00a0like <a href=\"https:\/\/partstack.com\/p\/stmicroelectronics\/stgb14nc60kdt4\/2064706591\">this one<\/a> do?<\/h3>\n<h3>Whether you&#8217;re new to electronic components or you&#8217;ve spent a &#8220;lifetime&#8221; in this space and just want to learn more, we&#8217;ve gathered definitions of the most important terms in electronics today. This quick reference tool was designed with engineers in mind, but written so that just about any of us can use it! We&#8217;ll keep adding to it\u2014because as you know, technology waits for no one.<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>[glossary]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to the Partstack Dictionary! Are you new to semiconductors? Just getting your feet wet with electronic components? What is a capacitor? Or a fiber optic attenuator? 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