electrical vocabulary

Conductor

A material that allows heat and electricity to pass through it with minimal resistance.

CPC

A safety wire that protects you from getting an electric shock.

Router

A device that transfers data from one network to another intelligently.

Flex (flexible)

A soft bendy wire used to connect appliances like fans, kettles, or lamps to electricity.

Fire resistant cable

A type of cable designed to keep functioning during a fire, not burning easily and maintaining power to crucial systems.

Insulation

A covering or layer that protects people and equipment from electricity or heat.

Thermal

Related to heat or temperature.

CAT-5 Cable

A network cable used to connect devices like computers to your modem.

ADSL

Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line; connects your home to the internet using telephone lines.

Insulator

A material that does not allow heat or electrons to move through it easily.

Overhead wire

Wires used to transmit electrical energy to trams, trolleybuses, or trains.

Constitution

A set of basic rules or laws that guide how something works, like a country.

Compliance

Following rules or instructions.

Venue

The location where an event takes place.

Erection

In construction, the process of building something; in biology, when the penis becomes rigid due to arousal.

Optical

Related to the sense of sight; visual.

Ethernet

A system for connecting computers in a network using cables.

Extract

To take something out, such as juice from fruit or information from text.

Varying

Changing or differing from one another.

Pertinent

Relevant or related to something.

Technical

Related to specific skills or knowledge, often in science or machinery.

Competences

Having the skill or ability to perform tasks effectively.