Maker Projects Glossary

Absolute Maximum Ratings are the extreme operating conditions specified by manufacturers that electronic components can withstand without permanent da...

An accelerometer is a sensor that measures acceleration forces acting on an object in one or more axes (X, Y, and Z directions). It detects changes in...

An actuator is a mechanical or electromechanical device that converts electrical, hydraulic, or pneumatic energy into physical motion or force. It ser...

Amplification is the process of increasing the magnitude of an electrical signal, typically voltage, current, or power. This is accomplished using act...

Alternating current (AC) is a type of electrical current where the flow of electric charge periodically reverses direction, typically in a sinusoidal ...

An amplifier is an electronic circuit or device that increases the amplitude (strength) of an input signal, producing a larger output signal while pre...

An analog input is a pin or channel on a microcontroller, development board, or data acquisition system that can read continuously variable voltage si...

An Analog to Digital Converter (ADC) is an electronic circuit that converts continuous analog signals into discrete digital values that can be process...

AND/OR/NOT are the three fundamental logic gates that form the building blocks of digital circuits and computer systems. AND gates output HIGH only wh...

An antenna is a conductive structure designed to transmit or receive electromagnetic waves, converting electrical signals into radio waves and vice ve...

An Application Programming Interface (API) is a set of rules, protocols, and tools that allows different software applications or hardware components ...

An Arduino is an open-source microcontroller platform consisting of a programmable circuit board and development environment used for creating interac...

An ARM Cortex is a family of processor cores designed by ARM Holdings that implement the ARM architecture for embedded systems and mobile devices. The...

Attenuation is the reduction in strength, amplitude, or intensity of a signal as it travels through a medium or circuit. It occurs naturally in transm...

An audio jack is a cylindrical connector socket designed to receive audio plugs for transmitting analog audio signals. It provides a standardized inte...

AVR is a family of 8-bit microcontrollers developed by Atmel (now part of Microchip Technology) that uses a modified Harvard architecture with separat...