"CMOS" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈsiːmɒs/ [UK] Forms: C-MOS [alternative]
Etymology: From C (“complementary”) + MOS. Etymology templates: {{af|en|C|MOS|t1=complementary}} C (“complementary”) + MOS Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} CMOS (uncountable)
  1. (electronics) Initialism of complementary metal–oxide–semiconductor. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: complementary metal–oxide–semiconductor Related terms: MOS, MOSFET, NMOS, PMOS, BJT, FET, JFET, TTL [electronics, electricity, electrical-engineering, electromagnetism, energy, business, physics, physical-sciences, natural-sciences, engineering] Coordinate_terms: MOS [electronics, electricity, electrical-engineering, electromagnetism, energy, business, physics, physical-sciences, natural-sciences, engineering], NMOS [electronics, electricity, electrical-engineering, electromagnetism, energy, business, physics, physical-sciences, natural-sciences, engineering], PMOS [electronics, electricity, electrical-engineering, electromagnetism, energy, business, physics, physical-sciences, natural-sciences, engineering] Translations (complementary metal–oxide–semiconductor): Комплементарный полевой транзистор (alt: МОП-транзистор) (Russian)

Noun

IPA: /ˈsiːmɒs/ [UK] Forms: C-MOS [alternative]
Etymology: From C (“complementary”) + MOS. Etymology templates: {{af|en|C|MOS|t1=complementary}} C (“complementary”) + MOS Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} CMOS (uncountable)
  1. (photography) a CMOS based image sensor Tags: uncountable Related terms: CCD
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