Diode

2 definitions found

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  diode
       n 1: a thermionic tube having two electrodes; used as a rectifier
            [syn: {rectifying tube}, {rectifying valve}]
       2: a semiconductor that consists of a p-n junction [syn: {semiconductor
          diode}, {junction rectifier}, {crystal rectifier}]



From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:

  diode
       
           A {semiconductor} device which
          conducts electric current run in one direction only.  This is
          the simplest kind of semiconductor device, it has two
          terminals and a single PN junction.  One diode can be used as
          a {half-wave rectifier} or four as a {full-wave rectifier}.
       
          (1995-03-14)