"buck converter" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: buck converters [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} buck converter (plural buck converters)
  1. A kind of switched-mode power supply: a DC-to-DC converter that steps down voltage (while stepping up current) from its input (supply) to its output (load).
    Sense id: en-buck_converter-en-noun-1a3Btem1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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