Ground

{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-002659",
  "term": "Ground",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "A common reference point in an electrical circuit that serves as a return path for current and a zero-potential reference. It provides a safety path for fault currents to flow to the earth, preventing electric shock. In most electrical systems, the ground wire is connected to a physical earth electrode.",
  "subject": "Energy and utilities",
  "see_also": [
    "floor",
    "dead ground"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "de": "Erdung",
    "es": "tierra",
    "fr": "terre"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/ground/"
}