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What is a diode?

What is a diode? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (electronics) An electronic device that allows current to flow in one direction only; used chiefly as a rectifier.
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Once the excess charge is discharged, the light emitting diode stops emitting light.
At the moment we see a large demand for organic light-emitting diode based microdisplays, suggesting a new world of applications.
The design is based on a multichip module that carries the driver circuitry, power MOSFETs and Schottky diode.
Some of the avalanched electrons will travel through the thin oxide of the diode region.
It gets its juice from a Zener diode that conducts in the reverse direction when it reaches its breakdown voltage of 5.1 volts.
Electric current, on the other hand, can be restricted to one-way flow, as in a rectifier or diode.

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