Definitions
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- noun A
current -limiting feature in power supplies andamplifiers . - noun The use of rear-facing
heavy-duty loudspeakers onstage duringlive music performances .
Etymologies
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Examples
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These microRNAs form extensively base-paired "foldback" structures that are then processed by RNAi.
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Accuracy was helped by a regular plastic measuring tape that I clipped to the weave with foldback clips.
Finally finished! a stitch in time 2009
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Accuracy was helped by a regular plastic measuring tape that I clipped to the weave with foldback clips.
Archive 2009-04-01 a stitch in time 2009
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I didn't like their songs with vocals all that much (though the guy sang backup vocals to one song with this extreme delay + foldback distortion on his vox that was pretty cool/creepy - like he was screaming at the end of a very long tunnel), however, their last few songs were louder and faster than the earlier ones and were quite reminiscent of Trans Am, of whom I am a fan.
What a concert should look, sound, smell like: (Music (For Robots)) 2005
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By using the thermal foldback scheme, the new devices can tweak the current to enable LEDs to stay within their maximum operating range.
Gadget Freak Files 2010
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Moreover, by using a "thermal foldback" scheme, they can prevent an LED's heat from ever reaching the point where its longevity might be damaged.
Gadget Freak Files 2010
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Current foldback limits Mosfet heat dissipation during overload conditions.
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National Semiconductor, for example, has incorporated a feature known as "thermal foldback" in a pair of devices, the
Gadget Freak Files 2010
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Current foldback limits Mosfet heat dissipation during overload conditions.
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These include local and remote adjustment, adjustable straight-line or foldback current limit and output inhibit/enable functions.
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