Transducer

//trænzˈdjuːsə(ɹ)// noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A device that converts energy from one form into another.
  2. 2
    an electrical device that converts one form of energy into another wordnet
  3. 3
    A state machine that generates output based on a given input.

Etymology

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

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