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Issue #215 June 2008
Across
2. ONBOARDING—Assigning a “friend” to new employees when they are hired to acquaint them to the company
7. SMARTPHONE—A mobile phone that combines some capabilities of a PC, including Internet connectivity.
8. SNUBBER—A device that restrains voltage transients
9. PHOT—Equals 10,000 lux
11. SQUELCH—A circuit that mutes a receiver when an input signal is below a certain level
12. CAPACITOR—The “C” of an LC circuit
15. TIN—Sn
16. MIL—0.001 inches
17. STURGEON—English physicist and inventor (1783–1850) who designed the first electromagnets. Think: Electric motor
19. BROWNOUT—When the voltage supplied to a system falls below the specified operating range, causing lights to dim.
Down
1. INDUCTOR—The “L” of an LC circuit
3. HYDROPHOBIC—No affinity for H2O
4. LODESTONE—Magnetic mineral used for navigation.
5. QUADRILLION—Short scale: 1015
6. FOSSA—A long, shallow depression.
10. COMMUTATOR—A device that periodically reverses current in an electric motor and maintains current flow in a generator.
13. APOGEE—The place in orbit that is farthest from the Earth.
14. ROAMING—A charge for using a mobile phone when you’re outside your service area.
18. SOX—A low-pressure sodium lamp
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