Base

{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-000445",
  "term": "Base",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "The fundamental part or foundation upon which a system or component is built or supported. In electronics, it can refer to the control terminal of a bipolar junction transistor, which regulates the current flow between the collector and emitter. In a numbering system, the base indicates the number of unique digits used, such as base 10 for decimal.",
  "subject": "Energy and utilities",
  "see_also": [
    "baseband",
    "baseboard",
    "base cap",
    "base communications",
    "base flashing"
  ],
  "references": [
    "base Definition & Meaning (Merriam-Webster)"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "de": "Base",
    "es": "base",
    "fr": "base"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/base/"
}