"center tap" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: center taps [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} center tap (plural center taps)
  1. (electronics) A contact made to a point halfway along a winding of a transformer or inductor. Wikipedia link: en:center tap Categories (topical): Electronics

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