"power supply" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: power supplies [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} power supply (plural power supplies)
  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see power, supply. Hyponyms: power adaptor, power adapter, power brick, power supply unit, PSU, P.S.U., P. S. U., wall wart Related terms: charger, low-power mode, power unit
    Sense id: en-power_supply-en-noun-Y1-KL4bP
  2. A source of power such as the mains or a generator. Categories (topical): Electricity Translations (a source of power such as a generator): وحدة تزويد الطاقة (Arabic), 電源 [Hokkien] (Chinese), 电源 (zh-min-nan) [Hokkien] (Chinese), 電源 (Chinese Cantonese), 电源 (din⁶ jyun⁴) (Chinese Cantonese), 電源 (Chinese Mandarin), 电源 (diànyuán) (Chinese Mandarin), strømkilde [common-gender] (Danish), stroomtoevoer [masculine] (Dutch), alimentation électrique [feminine] (French), Stromzufuhr [feminine] (German), áramforrás (Hungarian), generatore [masculine] (Italian), alternatore [masculine] (Italian), gruppo elettrogeno [masculine] (Italian), pila [feminine] (Italian), batteria [feminine] (Italian), 電源 (dengen) (Japanese), puna hiko (Maori), pūtake hiko (Maori), strømkilde [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), strømkjelde [feminine, masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), straumkjelde [feminine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), strömkälla [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-power_supply-en-noun-UMlCo6Gf Disambiguation of Electricity: 21 47 32 Disambiguation of 'a source of power such as a generator': 5 73 22
  3. That part of a piece of electronic apparatus that provides appropriate voltages for the rest of the electronics from the connected AC source. Categories (topical): Electronics Translations (part of electronic apparatus): تغذية طاقة (Arabic), հոսանքի աղբյուր (hosankʿi aġbyur) (Armenian), kompüter soyutma sistemi (Azerbaijani), elikatze-iturri (Basque), শক্তি সরবরাহ (śokti śorboraho) (Bengali), font d'alimentació (Catalan), 電源供應 (Chinese Mandarin), 电源供应 (diànyuán gōngyìng) (Chinese Mandarin), strømforsyning [common-gender] (Danish), voeding [feminine] (Dutch), toiteplokk (Estonian), teholähde (Finnish), virtalähde [computing, engineering, mathematics, sciences, physical-sciences, natural-sciences] (Finnish), alimentation électrique (French), fonte de alimentación (Galician), დენის წყარო (denis c̣q̇aro) (Georgian), ელკვების წყარო (elḳvebis c̣q̇aro) (Georgian), Netzteil [neuter] (German), τροφοδοτικό (trofodotikó) [neuter] (Greek), סַפַּק כּוֹחַ (sapák kóakh) [masculine] (Hebrew), विद्युत प्रदायी (vidyut pradāyī) (Hindi), tápegység (Hungarian), pencatu daya (Indonesian), alimentazione elettrica (Italian), 電源回路 (dengen kairo) (Japanese), ការផ្គត់ផ្គង់អគ្គីសនី (kaa phkŭət phkŭəng ʼakkisaʼnii) (Khmer), 전원 공급 장치 (jeonwon gonggeup jangchi) (Korean), bekalan kuasa (Malay), പവർ സപ്ലൈ (pavaṟ saplai) (Malayalam), punahiko (Maori), strømforsyning (Norwegian), strømtilførsel [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), energiforsyningsmodul (Norwegian Nynorsk), منبع تغذیه (manba'-e tağziye) (Persian), zasilacz [masculine] (Polish), fonte de alimentação (Portuguese), sursă de energie [feminine] (Romanian), sursă de putere [feminine] (Romanian), исто́чник электропита́ния (istóčnik elektropitánija) [masculine] (Russian), napajanje (Serbo-Croatian), napojna jedinica (Serbo-Croatian), јединица напајања (Serbo-Croatian), napájací zdroj (Slovak), fuente de alimentación (Spanish), kraftaggregat [neuter] (Swedish), nätaggregat [neuter] (Swedish), nätdel [common-gender] (Swedish), แหล่งจ่ายไฟ (lɛ̀ng-jàai-fai) (Thai), güç kaynağı (Turkish), джерело живлення (džerelo žyvlennja) [neuter] (Ukrainian), طاقت رسانہ (tāqat rasānā) (Urdu)
    Sense id: en-power_supply-en-noun-KPLrxnwL Disambiguation of Electronics: 14 24 62 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 12 69 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 22 19 59 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 21 14 65 Disambiguation of 'part of electronic apparatus': 1 4 96

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          "_dis1": "1 4 96",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "part of electronic apparatus",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "zasilacz"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 4 96",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "part of electronic apparatus",
          "word": "fonte de alimentação"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 4 96",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "part of electronic apparatus",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "sursă de energie"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 4 96",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "part of electronic apparatus",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "sursă de putere"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 4 96",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "istóčnik elektropitánija",
          "sense": "part of electronic apparatus",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "исто́чник электропита́ния"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 4 96",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "note": "блок пита́ния m (blok pitánija, literally “power supply unit”)",
          "sense": "part of electronic apparatus"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 4 96",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "part of electronic apparatus",
          "word": "napajanje"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 4 96",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "part of electronic apparatus",
          "word": "napojna jedinica"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 4 96",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "part of electronic apparatus",
          "word": "јединица напајања"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 4 96",
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "part of electronic apparatus",
          "word": "napájací zdroj"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 4 96",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "part of electronic apparatus",
          "word": "fuente de alimentación"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 4 96",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "part of electronic apparatus",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "kraftaggregat"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 4 96",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "part of electronic apparatus",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "nätaggregat"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 4 96",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "part of electronic apparatus",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
          ],
          "word": "nätdel"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 4 96",
          "code": "th",
          "lang": "Thai",
          "roman": "lɛ̀ng-jàai-fai",
          "sense": "part of electronic apparatus",
          "word": "แหล่งจ่ายไฟ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 4 96",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "part of electronic apparatus",
          "word": "güç kaynağı"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 4 96",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "džerelo žyvlennja",
          "sense": "part of electronic apparatus",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "джерело живлення"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 4 96",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "note": "блок жи́влення m (blok žývlennja, literally “power supply unit”)",
          "sense": "part of electronic apparatus"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 4 96",
          "code": "ur",
          "lang": "Urdu",
          "roman": "tāqat rasānā",
          "sense": "part of electronic apparatus",
          "word": "طاقت رسانہ"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "power supply"
}
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    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English entries with topic categories using raw markup",
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    "English nouns",
    "English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
    "en:Electricity",
    "en:Electronics"
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      "form": "power supplies",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
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      "args": {},
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      "word": "power adaptor"
    },
    {
      "word": "power adapter"
    },
    {
      "word": "power brick"
    },
    {
      "word": "power supply unit"
    },
    {
      "word": "PSU"
    },
    {
      "word": "P.S.U."
    },
    {
      "word": "P. S. U."
    },
    {
      "word": "wall wart"
    }
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  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "charger"
    },
    {
      "word": "low-power mode"
    },
    {
      "word": "power unit"
    }
  ],
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      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations",
        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
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        {
          "text": "The utility will invest in power plants and transmission lines to ensure a stable power supply.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1961 December, “Planning the London Midland main-line electrification”, in Trains Illustrated, page 722",
          "text": "The track-sectioning cabins house not only switchgear for the traction current, but also transformers to provide power supplies to the signalling equipment.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
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        "Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see power, supply."
      ],
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          "power",
          "power#English"
        ],
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          "supply",
          "supply#English"
        ]
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      "glosses": [
        "A source of power such as the mains or a generator."
      ],
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          "source"
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          "power",
          "power"
        ],
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          "mains",
          "mains"
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        [
          "generator",
          "generator"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "That part of a piece of electronic apparatus that provides appropriate voltages for the rest of the electronics from the connected AC source."
      ],
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        [
          "electronic",
          "electronic"
        ],
        [
          "apparatus",
          "apparatus"
        ],
        [
          "appropriate",
          "appropriate"
        ],
        [
          "voltages",
          "voltages"
        ],
        [
          "connected",
          "connected"
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          "AC",
          "AC"
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    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "sense": "a source of power such as a generator",
      "word": "وحدة تزويد الطاقة"
    },
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "sense": "a source of power such as a generator",
      "word": "電源"
    },
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "roman": "din⁶ jyun⁴",
      "sense": "a source of power such as a generator",
      "word": "电源"
    },
    {
      "code": "nan-hbl",
      "lang": "Chinese",
      "sense": "a source of power such as a generator",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien"
      ],
      "word": "電源"
    },
    {
      "code": "nan-hbl",
      "lang": "Chinese",
      "roman": "zh-min-nan",
      "sense": "a source of power such as a generator",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien"
      ],
      "word": "电源"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "a source of power such as a generator",
      "word": "電源"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "diànyuán",
      "sense": "a source of power such as a generator",
      "word": "电源"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "a source of power such as a generator",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "strømkilde"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "a source of power such as a generator",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "stroomtoevoer"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "a source of power such as a generator",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "alimentation électrique"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "a source of power such as a generator",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Stromzufuhr"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "a source of power such as a generator",
      "word": "áramforrás"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "a source of power such as a generator",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "generatore"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "a source of power such as a generator",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "alternatore"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "a source of power such as a generator",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "gruppo elettrogeno"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "a source of power such as a generator",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "pila"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "a source of power such as a generator",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "batteria"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "dengen",
      "sense": "a source of power such as a generator",
      "word": "電源"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "a source of power such as a generator",
      "word": "puna hiko"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "a source of power such as a generator",
      "word": "pūtake hiko"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "a source of power such as a generator",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "strømkilde"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "a source of power such as a generator",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "strømkjelde"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "a source of power such as a generator",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "straumkjelde"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "a source of power such as a generator",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "strömkälla"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "sense": "part of electronic apparatus",
      "word": "تغذية طاقة"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "hosankʿi aġbyur",
      "sense": "part of electronic apparatus",
      "word": "հոսանքի աղբյուր"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "part of electronic apparatus",
      "word": "kompüter soyutma sistemi"
    },
    {
      "code": "eu",
      "lang": "Basque",
      "sense": "part of electronic apparatus",
      "word": "elikatze-iturri"
    },
    {
      "code": "bn",
      "lang": "Bengali",
      "roman": "śokti śorboraho",
      "sense": "part of electronic apparatus",
      "word": "শক্তি সরবরাহ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "part of electronic apparatus",
      "word": "font d'alimentació"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "part of electronic apparatus",
      "word": "電源供應"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "diànyuán gōngyìng",
      "sense": "part of electronic apparatus",
      "word": "电源供应"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "part of electronic apparatus",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "strømforsyning"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "part of electronic apparatus",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "voeding"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "part of electronic apparatus",
      "word": "toiteplokk"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "part of electronic apparatus",
      "word": "teholähde"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "part of electronic apparatus",
      "topics": [
        "computing",
        "engineering",
        "mathematics",
        "sciences",
        "physical-sciences",
        "natural-sciences"
      ],
      "word": "virtalähde"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "part of electronic apparatus",
      "word": "alimentation électrique"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "part of electronic apparatus",
      "word": "fonte de alimentación"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "denis c̣q̇aro",
      "sense": "part of electronic apparatus",
      "word": "დენის წყარო"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "elḳvebis c̣q̇aro",
      "sense": "part of electronic apparatus",
      "word": "ელკვების წყარო"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "part of electronic apparatus",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Netzteil"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "trofodotikó",
      "sense": "part of electronic apparatus",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "τροφοδοτικό"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "sapák kóakh",
      "sense": "part of electronic apparatus",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "סַפַּק כּוֹחַ"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "vidyut pradāyī",
      "sense": "part of electronic apparatus",
      "word": "विद्युत प्रदायी"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "part of electronic apparatus",
      "word": "tápegység"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "part of electronic apparatus",
      "word": "pencatu daya"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "part of electronic apparatus",
      "word": "alimentazione elettrica"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "dengen kairo",
      "sense": "part of electronic apparatus",
      "word": "電源回路"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "kaa phkŭət phkŭəng ʼakkisaʼnii",
      "sense": "part of electronic apparatus",
      "word": "ការផ្គត់ផ្គង់អគ្គីសនី"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "jeonwon gonggeup jangchi",
      "sense": "part of electronic apparatus",
      "word": "전원 공급 장치"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "part of electronic apparatus",
      "word": "bekalan kuasa"
    },
    {
      "code": "ml",
      "lang": "Malayalam",
      "roman": "pavaṟ saplai",
      "sense": "part of electronic apparatus",
      "word": "പവർ സപ്ലൈ"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "part of electronic apparatus",
      "word": "punahiko"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "part of electronic apparatus",
      "word": "strømforsyning"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "part of electronic apparatus",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "strømtilførsel"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "part of electronic apparatus",
      "word": "energiforsyningsmodul"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "manba'-e tağziye",
      "sense": "part of electronic apparatus",
      "word": "منبع تغذیه"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "part of electronic apparatus",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "zasilacz"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "part of electronic apparatus",
      "word": "fonte de alimentação"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "part of electronic apparatus",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "sursă de energie"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "part of electronic apparatus",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "sursă de putere"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "istóčnik elektropitánija",
      "sense": "part of electronic apparatus",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "исто́чник электропита́ния"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "note": "блок пита́ния m (blok pitánija, literally “power supply unit”)",
      "sense": "part of electronic apparatus"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "part of electronic apparatus",
      "word": "napajanje"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "part of electronic apparatus",
      "word": "napojna jedinica"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "part of electronic apparatus",
      "word": "јединица напајања"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "part of electronic apparatus",
      "word": "napájací zdroj"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "part of electronic apparatus",
      "word": "fuente de alimentación"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "part of electronic apparatus",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "kraftaggregat"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "part of electronic apparatus",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "nätaggregat"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "part of electronic apparatus",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "nätdel"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "lɛ̀ng-jàai-fai",
      "sense": "part of electronic apparatus",
      "word": "แหล่งจ่ายไฟ"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "part of electronic apparatus",
      "word": "güç kaynağı"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "džerelo žyvlennja",
      "sense": "part of electronic apparatus",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "джерело живлення"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "note": "блок жи́влення m (blok žývlennja, literally “power supply unit”)",
      "sense": "part of electronic apparatus"
    },
    {
      "code": "ur",
      "lang": "Urdu",
      "roman": "tāqat rasānā",
      "sense": "part of electronic apparatus",
      "word": "طاقت رسانہ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "power supply"
}

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If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.