Automotive Glossary
Automotive Glossary
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DA (Dual Action)Refers to a power sander used for flatting substrates. | |
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. | |