"surge protector" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: surge protectors [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} surge protector (plural surge protectors)
  1. An appliance designed to protect electrical devices from voltage spikes by limiting the voltage supplied to an electric device by either blocking or by shorting to ground any unwanted voltages above a safe threshold. Wikipedia link: surge protector Categories (topical): Energy Synonyms: surge suppressor Related terms: extension block, power board, power strip Translations (appliance designed to protect electrical devices): 突波保護器 (Chinese Mandarin), 突波保护器 (tūbō bǎohùqì) (Chinese Mandarin), ylijännitesuoja (Finnish), parafoudre [masculine] (French), parasurtenseur (French), Überspannungsschutz [masculine] (German), Überspannungsableiter [masculine] (German), túlfeszültségvédő (Hungarian), pelindung pusuan (Malay), pelindung pusu (Malay), pengawal arus (Malay), estabilizador [masculine] (Portuguese), устро́йство защи́ты от перенапряже́ний (ustrójstvo zaščíty ot perenaprjažénij) [neuter] (Russian), устро́йство защи́ты от и́мпульсных перенапряже́ний (ustrójstvo zaščíty ot ímpulʹsnyx perenaprjažénij) [neuter] (Russian), сетево́й фильтр (setevój filʹtr) [masculine] (Russian), överspänningsskydd [neuter] (Swedish)

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