"discrete component" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: discrete components [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} discrete component (plural discrete components)
  1. (electronics) a component with just one circuit element, either passive (resistor, capacitor, inductor) or active (transistor or vacuum tube). Wikipedia link: discrete component Categories (topical): Electronics

Inflected forms

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