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Anode vs. Diode — What's the Difference?

Anode vs. Diode — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Anode and Diode

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Anode

An anode is an electrode through which the conventional current enters into a polarized electrical device. This contrasts with a cathode, an electrode through which conventional current leaves an electrical device.

Diode

A diode is a two-terminal electronic component that conducts current primarily in one direction (asymmetric conductance); it has low (ideally zero) resistance in one direction, and high (ideally infinite) resistance in the other. A diode vacuum tube or thermionic diode is a vacuum tube with two electrodes, a heated cathode and a plate, in which electrons can flow in only one direction, from cathode to plate.

Anode

A positively charged electrode, as of an electrolytic cell, storage battery, diode, or electron tube.

Diode

An electrical device, such as a semiconductor or electron tube, through which flow of current is generally restricted to one direction. Diodes are often used in or as rectifiers.

Anode

The negatively charged terminal of a primary cell or of a storage battery that is supplying current.
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Diode

(electronics) An electronic device that allows current to flow in one direction only; used chiefly as a rectifier.

Anode

(electricity) An electrode, of a cell or other electrically polarized device, through which a positive current of electricity flows inwards (and thus, electrons flow outwards). It can have either a negative or a positive voltage.

Diode

A thermionic tube having two electrodes; used as a rectifier

Anode

The electrode at which chemical oxidation of anions takes place, usually resulting in the erosion of metal from the electrode.

Diode

A semiconductor that consists of a p-n junction

Anode

(electronics) The electrode which collects electrons emitted by the cathode in a vacuum tube or gas-filled tube.

Anode

(electronics) That electrode of a semiconductor device which is connected to the p-type material of a p-n junction.

Anode

The positive pole of an electric battery, or more strictly the electrode by which the current enters the electrolyte on its way to the other pole; - opposed to cathode.

Anode

A positively charged electrode by which electrons leave an electrical device

Anode

The negatively charged terminal of a voltaic cell or storage battery that supplies current

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