surge protector

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surge protector

noun surge protectors

An appliance designed to protect electrical devices from voltage spikes by limiting the voltage supplied to an electric device by either blocking or by shorting to ground any unwanted voltages above a safe threshold.
Similar: surge suppressor

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noun appliance designed to protect electrical devices

中文	突波保護器 /突波保护器 tūbō bǎohùqì
Português	estabilizador
Français	parafoudre, parasurtenseur
Deutsch	Überspannungsschutz, Überspannungsableiter
Русский	устро́йство защи́ты от перенапряже́ний ustrójstvo zaščíty ot perenaprjažénij, устро́йство защи́ты от и́мпульсных перенапряже́ний ustrójstvo zaščíty ot ímpulʹsnyx perenaprjažénij, сетево́й фильтр setevój filʹtr

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@misc{surge_protector_2026,
  title = {surge protector},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/surge%20protector},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}