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Short circuit

A usually unintentional connection of low resistance or impedance in a circuit such that excessive and often damaging current flows in it.

📖 Definitions of "Short circuit"

noun
  1. 1

    A usually unintentional connection of low resistance or impedance in a circuit such that excessive and often damaging current flows in it.

verb
  1. 1

    To cause a short circuit in

  2. 2

    (by extension) to force termination of an ongoing process before its natural conclusion by bypassing one or more intermediary steps

  3. 3

    To terminate a loop before the declared termination condition is met or a conditional before all conditions have been tested for

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