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The oxygen sensor(also known as an O₂ sensor, lambda sensor, or EGO sensor) is one of the most critical sensors on a fuel-injected engine. It resembles a spark plug and is located in the exhaust manifold between the turbo and catalytic converter. When at operating temperature it becomes a miniature battery which generates a voltage based on the differential between the oxygen content of the exhaust gas and the oxygen content of the ambient air. By this method it measures the amount of oxygen in the exhaust stream, allowing the ECM to compensate to some degree for various fuel grades, engine wear, altitude changes, usage of oxygenated fuel, and more. Another big benefit is the ability to keep emissions of carbon monoxide, oxides of nitrogen, and unburned hydrocarbons as low as possible.  3, record 1, English, - oxygen%20sensor

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oxygen sensor: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).  9, record 1, English, - oxygen%20sensor

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La consommation de carburant et l'émission de gaz polluants peut être drastiquement réduite en ajustant aussi précisément que possible le mélange air/essence qui alimente le moteur. Le dosage optimum (14.7 kg d'air pour 1 kg de carburant) correspond à l'indice 1 d'un coefficient arbitrairement choisi, appelé Lambda; ce mélange est aussi appelé stœchiométrique. Afin de mesurer précisément ce dosage, un capteur d'oxygène est placé en sortie de moteur, avant le catalyseur. Ce capteur est relié au calculateur (ECU), et renseigne en permanence ce dernier sur la proportion de dioxygène (O2) à l'issue de la combustion du mélange air/essence. Si le mélange est pauvre, le dioxygène est en excès et vis versa.  3, record 1, French, - sonde%20d%27oxyg%C3%A8ne%20des%20gaz%20d%27%C3%A9chappement

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capteur d'oxygène : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).  6, record 1, French, - sonde%20d%27oxyg%C3%A8ne%20des%20gaz%20d%27%C3%A9chappement

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A current-controlling resistance device designed to maintain a substantially constant current over a specified range of variations in the applied voltage to a series circuit.  2, record 2, English, - ballast%20tube

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A ballast tube is essentially a constant-current device. It is a resistor whose resistance, at a certain critical temperature, varies with temperature so rapidity that, as the voltage across the tube varies, the current remains practically constant.  3, record 2, English, - ballast%20tube

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The relation, usually shown by a graph, between critical grid voltage and anode voltage of a gas tube.  2, record 3, English, - control%20characteristic

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control characteristic: term officially approved by the Electronics and Telecommunications Terminology Committee.  3, record 3, English, - control%20characteristic

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En reportant sur un diagramme les valeurs de la tension et du courant ainsi déterminées, on peut tracer la caractéristique de commande du thyristor considéré.  2, record 3, French, - caract%C3%A9ristique%20de%20commande

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caractéristique de commande : terme uniformisé par le Comité d’uniformisation des termes de l’électronique et des télécommunications (CUTEL).  3, record 3, French, - caract%C3%A9ristique%20de%20commande

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critical anode voltage : term officially approved by the Electronics and Telecommunications Terminology Committee.  2, record 4, English, - critical%20anode%20voltage

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tension anodique critique : terme uniformisé par le Comité d’uniformisation des termes de l’électronique et des télécommunications (CUTEL).  3, record 4, French, - tension%20critique%20d%27anode

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critical grid voltage : term officially approved by the Electronics and Telecommunications Terminology Committee.  2, record 5, English, - critical%20grid%20voltage

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A thin insulator separating two superconducting materials; it displays the Josephson effect.  4, record 6, English, - superconducting%20tunnel%20junction

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A Superconducting Tunnel Junction(STJ-or Josephson junction) consists of two thin films of a superconducting metal such as niobium, tantalum or hafnium separated by a thin insulating layer. When operated at temperatures well below the superconductor's critical temperature(typically below 1 K), the equilibrium state of the junction is easily perturbed by any photon striking it. By applying a small bias voltage across the junction and a suitable parallel magnetic field to suppress the Josephson current, an electrical charge proportional to the energy of the perturbing photon can be extracted from the device.  1, record 6, English, - superconducting%20tunnel%20junction

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Circuit qui utilise des supraconducteurs et qui nécessite des températures avoisinant le zéro absolu.  5, record 6, French, - jonction%20supraconductrice%20%C3%A0%20effet%20tunnel

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Los circuitos de conjunción de Josephson se construyen para ser sumergidos en unidades de refrigeración de helio líquido. Son notables por sus velocidades de conmutación ultrarrápidas, que se estiman en una escala de 5 a 20 picosegundos (milésimos de nanosegundos) y fueron nombrados así por Brian Josephson quien desarrolló la teoría original en que se basan.  2, record 6, Spanish, - junci%C3%B3n%20de%20Josephson

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A critical digital IC parameter; it is the difference between the normal operating logic levels and the threshold voltage with a DCM measured in millivolts, not unusual in IC' s; is likely to switch falsely if used in equipment with a higher electrical noise level.  1, record 7, English, - DC%20noise%20margin

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Sense amplifiers respond to induced voltage impulses during the read cycle. In some systems, they are strobed during a critical time of the cycle, producing an active(high) output when a logical 1 is read, regardless of the induced polarity on the two ends of the sense/inhibit wires for each bit.  3, record 8, English, - sense%20amplifier

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