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Zener diode

diode that allows current to flow in the reverse direction at a specific voltage
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Zener diode

Summary

Zener diode is a type of electronic component[1]. It draws 458 Wikipedia views per month (type_of_electronic_component category, ranking #8 of 16).[2]

Key Facts

  • Zener diode's image is recorded as 1N829.jpg[3].
  • Zener diode's instance of is recorded as type of electronic component[4].
  • Clarence Zener is named after Zener diode[5].
  • Zener effect is named after Zener diode[6].
  • Zener diode's GND ID is recorded as 4190693-7[7].
  • Zener diode's subclass of is recorded as p–n diode[8].
  • Zener diode's has use is recorded as voltage reference[9].
  • Zener diode's has use is recorded as voltage regulation[10].
  • Zener diode's has use is recorded as clipping[11].
  • Zener diode's Commons category is recorded as Zener diodes[12].
  • Zener diode's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0p564[13].
  • Zener diode's PSH ID is recorded as 1981[14].
  • Zener diode's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[15].
  • Zener diode's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as technology/Zener-diode[16].
  • Zener diode's different from is recorded as Stabistor[17].
  • Zener diode's different from is recorded as corona discharge regulator[18].
  • Zener diode's different from is recorded as voltage regulator tube[19].
  • Zener diode's uses is recorded as Zener effect[20].
  • Zener diode's icon is recorded as IEEE 315-1975 (1993) 8.5.6.1.c.svg[21].
  • Zener diode's Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID is recorded as zenerdiode[22].
  • Zener diode's Elhuyar ZTH ID is recorded as 135397[23].
  • Zener diode's World of Physics ID is recorded as ZenerDiode[24].
  • Zener diode's Common Procurement Vocabulary code is recorded as 31712343[25].
  • Zener diode's schematic is recorded as Z-diood.png[26].
  • Zener diode's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 50566616[27].

Why It Matters

Zener diode draws 458 Wikipedia views per month (type_of_electronic_component category, ranking #8 of 16).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

Clarence Zener

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  11. [13] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
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  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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