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Abbreviations used in Electronics

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f
Frequency

FET
Field effect transistor

FF
Flip Flop

fil
Filament

FM
Frequncy modulation

fr
Frequency at resonance

fsk
frequency-shift keying

FSD
Full scale deflection

G
Gravitational force

G
Conductance

G
Giga (109)

H
Henry

H
Magnetic field intensity

H
Magnetizing flux

h
hecto (102)

h
Hybrid

HF
High frequency

hp
Horsepower

Hz
Hertz

I
Current

i
Instantaneous current

IB
DC Base current

IC
DC Collector current

IC
Integrated circuit

Ie
Total emitter current

Ieff
Effective current

IF
Intermediate frequency

Imax
Maximum current

Imin
Minimum current

I/O
Input/output

IR
Infrared

IR
Resistor current

IS
Secondary current

IT
Total current

JFET
Junction field effedt transistor

K
Coefficient of coupling

k
Kilo (103)

kHz
Kilohertz

kV
Kilovolt

kVA
Kilovoltampere

kW
Kilowatt

kWh
Kilowatt-hour

L
Coil, inductance

LC
Inductance-capacitance

LCD
Liquid crystal display

L-C-R
Inductance-capacitance-resistance

LDR
Light-dependent resistor

LED
Light emitting diode

LF
Low frequency

LM
Mutual inductance

LNA
Low noise amplifier

LO
Local oscillator

LSI
Large scale integration

LT
Total inductance

M
Mega (106)

M
Mutual conductance

M
Mutual inductance

m
Milli (10-3)

mA
Milliampere

mag
Magnetron

max
Maximum

MF
Medium frequency

mH
Millihenry

MHz
Megahertz

min
Minimum

mm
Millimeter

mmf
Magnetomotive force

MOS
Metal oxide semiconductor

MOSFET
Metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistor

MPU
Microprocessor unit (mP)

MSI
Medium scale integrated circuit

mV
Millivolt

mW
Milliwatt

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