transducer

English

Etymology

1924, Latin trānsdūcō[1] +‎ -er. By surface analysis, transduce +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /trænzˈdjuːsə(ɹ)/
  • (US) IPA(key): /trænzˈdjuːsɚ/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)

Noun

transducer (plural transducers)

  1. A device that converts energy from one form into another.
  2. (computing theory) A state machine that generates output based on a given input.

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References

  1. ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2025) “transducer”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

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