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short circuit

short circuit

Low-resistance connection that bypasses part of a circuit and can cause excessive current.

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English
short circuit
Norwegian
kortslutning
Japanese
短絡 — たんらく — tanraku
Korean
단락 — dallak
Spanish
cortocircuito
French
court-circuit
German
Kurzschluss

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