"arc-fault circuit interrupter" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: arc-fault circuit interrupters [plural]
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  1. (electrical engineering) A type of circuit breaker that detects signs of potentially-dangerous arcing on downstream wiring and shuts off power to the affected branch circuit to reduce the risk of a fire. Wikipedia link: arc-fault circuit interrupter Categories (topical): Electrical engineering Synonyms: AFCI Hypernyms: circuit breaker Coordinate_terms: ground-fault circuit interrupter

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