Transducer
noun
1.
a device that receives a signal in the form of one type of energy and converts it to a signal in another form:
A microphone is a transducer that converts acoustic energy into electrical impulses.
noun
1.
any device, such as a microphone or electric motor, that converts one form of energy into another
transducer
(trāns-d’sər)
A device that converts one type of energy or signal into another. For example, a microphone is a transducer that converts sound waves into electric impulses; an electric motor is a transducer that converts electricity into mechanical energy.
1. A device for converting sound, temperature, pressure, light or other signals to or from an electronic signal.
2. Finite State Machine.
(1995-02-15)
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