Circuitry

//ˈsɜːkɪtɹi// noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A specific system of electrical circuits in a particular device; (uncountable) the design of such a system. countable

    "Telemetering transmitter removed from its pressurized container. The circuitry for each of the 23 channels can be quickly unplugged for servicing."

  2. 2
    electronic equipment consisting of a system of circuits wordnet
  3. 3
    Electrical (or, by extension, other) circuits considered as a group. uncountable

    "In the microelectronics area, research and development efforts will concentrate on thin film circuitry, packaging and solid state electronics (work with transistors and the like). [...] The savings in weight over old-fashioned circuitry are important when the cost of items in orbit is figured at $1,000 per pound."

  4. 4
    The brain's neural network. figuratively, uncountable

    "Since [Santiago Ramón y] Cajal's neural circuitry did not include inhibitory cells, he believed that short-axoned cells were important in maintaining a continuous and persistent activity in neural centers."

Etymology

From circuit + -ry.

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