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Record 1,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF

The resistance measured at a specified reverse voltage or a specified reverse current.  1, record 1, English, - reverse%20resistance

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS

reverse resistance: term and definition standardized by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.  2, record 1, English, - reverse%20resistance

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS

reverse resistance: term standardized by the International Electrotechnical Commission.  2, record 1, English, - reverse%20resistance

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS

Semiconductor diodes are characterized by their ability to conduct current in one direction (the forward direction) and to block most of it in the opposite direction (the reverse or inverse direction). Hence they offer a low forward resistance and a high reverse resistance.  2, record 1, English, - reverse%20resistance

Record 1,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS

La propriété fondamentale d'une diode, c'est de faire passer facilement le courant dans un sens (le sens direct) et de le bloquer presqu'entièrement dans l'autre (le sens inverse). Ce phénomène se traduit donc par une faible résistance directe et une grande résistance inverse.  2, record 1, French, - r%C3%A9sistance%20inverse

Record 1,  Textual support,  Spanish