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2014-04-26 10:52:28 -04:00
firebottle
2014-04-26 11:54:15 -04:00
n.obs. A large, primitive, power-hungry active electrical device, similar in
function to a FET but constructed out of glass, metal, and vacuum.
Characterized by high cost, low density, low reliability, high-temperature
operation, and high power dissipation. Sometimes mistakenly called a tube in
the U.S. or a valve in England; another hackish term is glassfet.