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Glossary 365transducer a device converting energy from one domain into another andcalibrated to minimize errors in the conversion processtransfer function a mathematical, graphical, or tabular statement of theinfluence that a system or element has on the output compared at the input andoutput terminalstransponder a transmitter-receiver that transmits signals automaticallywhen a triggering signal is receivedtribology the study of friction, wear, and lubrication in surfaces slidingagainst each other, as in bearings and gearstwisted-pair Ethernet (10baseT) Ethernet with a twisted-pair physicalmedium capable of carrying data at 10 Mbps for a maximum distance of 185mupconverter an upmixer with amplification and possibly other functions,such as power control and/or transmit envelope shapingVerilog a hardware description language for behavior-level circuit designplaced in the public domain by Cadence Design Systems, Inc.via vertical length of metal deposited through a small hole in oxide used toelectrically connect two layers of metalVon Neumann (architecture)sequentially on the same busrefers to program and data being carriedwafer a thin, usually round slice of semiconductor material from whichchips are madeX-ray (photo)lithographyin integrated circuitsYoung’s moduluszero offsettechnique used to achieve small physical spacingmodulus of elasticitythe output at zero input for a specified supply voltage or current