Absorption - The taking up or retention of one material by another by chemical or molecular action.
Current loop (20 mA) - Transmission system used on certain devices and offering better performance than the RS232C. It provides a high degree of immunity to interference and is easy to implement, but has not been standardized.
Battery or Pack - Two or more electrochemical cells electrically interconnected in an appropriate series/parallel arrangement to provide the required operating voltage and current levels. Under common usage, the term "battery" is often also applied to a single cell.
Separator - An ionic permeable electronically nonconductive spacer or material which prevents electronic contact between electrodes of opposite polarity in the same cell.
Electromagnetic compatibility - Possibility of a device to operate normally when installed near other devices, given the disturbances emitted by each device and their mutual sensitivities.
Load (non-linear) - Load (generally with a switched-mode power supply) generating major harmonic currents. Current wave form is different from voltage wave form. Ohm's law is not applicable. It can be used only with each harmonic.
Desorption - The opposite of absorption, whereby the material retained by a medium or another material is released.
