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<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><title>dirty power</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="../../jargon.css" type="text/css"/><meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.61.0"/><link rel="home" href="../index.html" title="The Jargon File"/><link rel="up" href="../D.html" title="D"/><link rel="previous" href="dirtball.html" title="dirtball"/><link rel="next" href="disclaimer.html" title="disclaimer"/></head><body><div class="navheader"><table width="100%" summary="Navigation header"><tr><th colspan="3" align="center">dirty power</th></tr><tr><td width="20%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="dirtball.html">Prev</a> </td><th width="60%" align="center">D</th><td width="20%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="disclaimer.html">Next</a></td></tr></table><hr/></div><dt><a id="dirty-power"/><dt xmlns="" id="dirty-power"><b>dirty power</b>: <span xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="grammar">n.</span></dt></dt><dd><p> Electrical mains voltage that is unfriendly to the delicate innards
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of computers. Spikes, <a href="drop-outs.html"><i class="glossterm">drop-outs</i></a>, average voltage
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significantly higher or lower than nominal, or just plain noise can all
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