Lead (electronics)
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In electronics, a lead or pin is an electrical connector consisting of a length of wire or a metal pad that is designed to connect two locations electrically. Leads are used for many purposes, includi
Several kinds of lead wires. A lead wire is a metal wire connected from the electric pole of an electronics part or an electronic component. The lead wire is a coated copper wire, a tinned copper wire or another electrically conductive wire used to connect two locations electrically.
Electronic component
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An electronic component is any basic discrete electronic device or physical entity part of an electronic system used to affect electrons or their associated fields. Electronic components are mostly in
Lead (electronics)
…attached to a person's body to transmit information about their heart rhythm; and sometimes to act as a heatsink. The tiny leads coming off through-hole electronic components are also often called pins; in ball grid array packages, they are in form of small spheres, and are therefore called "balls". Many electrical components…
Various electronic components, with a 15 cm ruler to scale.
A microprocessor, an advanced electronic component
Various examples of Light-emitting diodes
Surface-mount resistors on the backside of a PCB