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power supply

noun

Definitions

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically

    Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see power, supply.

    • The utility will invest in power plants and transmission lines to ensure a stable power supply.
    • The track-sectioning cabins house not only switchgear for the traction current, but also transformers to provide power supplies to the signalling equipment.

  2. A source of power such as the mains or a generator.

  3. That part of a piece of electronic apparatus that provides appropriate voltages for the…

    That part of a piece of electronic apparatus that provides appropriate voltages for the rest of the electronics from the connected AC source.

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