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Electrical System
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Selector-Chooses between two like options
Switch- turns on or off

3 Transformer Spot Network-Nodal Network
4 shot Recloser-4-Pass reconnector
Adjustable Speed Drive-Motor Speed Accelerator
Automatic Transfer Switch-Selector
Capacitor-Electric Charge Reservoir
Circuit Breaker-Current Limiter
Current-Electric Charge Flow
Deregulation-Competition
Diode-Positive Threshold current Conductor
Direct On-line- immediate excitation
Disconnect Switch-Switch
Draw-out Design-Detachable
Drive-Controller
FET-Electronic Switch
Fire Pump-Fire Extinguisher
Fuse-Current Limiter
Inverter-DC-to-AC converter
Make-Before-Break Switch-Steadyflow Selector
MOSFET-Electronic Switch
Multiplexer-Broadcaster
Network Protectors
No-load Isolation-Inactivity Switch
Panelboard-Electricity Allocator
Power Factor-Power Utilization
Real Power-Transferred Power
Reactive Power-Absorbed Power
Reactor-Spurious Wave Supressor
Recloser-Reconnector
Rectifier-AC-to-DC converter
Redundancy-Contingency
Relay-Current Limiter
RTU-Remote Monitors and Controls
SCADA-System Monitors and Controls
Servo Feedback-Feedback Motor
Soft Start-Gradual Excitation
Specifications-Project Requirements or Performance Measures
Step-Up Transformer- Potential Amplifier
Step-Down Transformer- Potential Attenuator
Switchgear-Current Limiters
Thyristor-Positive threshold current conductor
Transfer Switch-Selector
Varactor Diode-Variable Capacitor
Variable Speed Drive-AC motor speed controller
Varister-Variable Resistor
Voltage-Electrical Potential
Zener Diode-Threshold Current Conductor

Cars
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Alternator-Generator
Brake Caliper-Brake Clamp
Camshaft-Aeration Coordinator
Contact Breaker-Electrical Switch
Crankshaft-Compressor Coordinator
Cyclinder-Compressor Cavity
Distributor-Igition Timer
Gasket-Mechanical Seal
High Tension Cables-Transmission Cables
Ignition Coil-Potential Amplifier
Piston-Air Compressor
Spark Plug-Ignitor
Tachometer-Gyrometer
Timing Belt-Camshaft/Crankshaft Coordinator


RADAR
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Air-Frequency Amplifier,Potential Attenuator
Bandpass Filter- Frequency Band Extractor, Potential Attenuator
Duplexer-Selector
High Pass Filter-Low Frequency Supressor, Potential Attenuator
IF Amp-Potential Amplifier
Limiter-Potential Attenuator
LNA-Potential Amplifier
Low Pass Filter- High Frequency Suppressor, Potential Attenuator
Magnetron- Frequency Generator
RADAR-Radiometric locator
Mixer-Frequency Amplifier
Mixer-Frequency Attenuator
Power Amplifier- Potential Amplifier


Hopefully, by now, you have seen some of the same concepts used in different applications.