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Electrode
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1. A terminal at which electricity passes from one medium into another.
The positive electrode is called anode; the negative electrode is
called cathode.
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2. In a semiconductor device, an element that
performs one or more of the functions of emitting or collecting electrons or
holes, or of
controlling their movements by an electric field.
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3. In electron tubes, a conducting element that
performs one or more of the functions of emitting, collecting or controlling,
by an electromagnetic field, the movements of electrons or ions. See anode (electron
tubes) and cathode.
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References
This article is based on NASA's Dictionary of Technical Terms for Aerospace Use