Wednesday, 15 May 2024, 4:50 AM
Site: IMI eLearning
Course: IMI eLearning (IMI eLearning)
Glossary: Automotive Glossary
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DA (Dual Action)Refers to a power sander used for flatting substrates. |
DA (Dual Action) SanderA machine used for random orbital sanding and buffing. The pad of a DA sander travels in a randomized orbital pattern, rather than taking a simple circular path. DA sanders minimize the swirl marks that commonly result from rotary sanding and greatly reduce the time necessary to produce feather-edges. |
DampenerA device to reduce oscillations or vibrations. A kind of damper. |
DamperComponent that reduces the oscillations of a spring in a suspension system. A device that smoothes out fluctuations. |
DampingThe reduction of oscillations or smoothing out of fluctuations. |
Damping ChamberAn air space in which a damper flap moves that acts to reduce oscillations. |
Darlington CircuitTwo transistors connected so that the first switches the second. Used to switch high currents. |
DashpotA damper used on some variable venturi carburettors. |
DataIn computer science, data is anything in a form suitable for use with a computer. Data is often distinguished from programs. A program is a set of instructions that detail a task for the computer to perform. In this sense, data is thus everything that is not program code. |
Data LinkGeneral term for a connection to a scanner or similar diagnostic tool. |