Jumper
Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-003146
A short piece of conductor used to establish an electrical connection between two points in a circuit or on a circuit board. Jumpers can be permanent wire connections or removable links that allow for configuration changes. In older computer hardware, jumpers were used to set device addresses or operating modes.
| Identifier | MLC-T-IND-003146 |
|---|---|
| Field | Industrial and trades |
| Subject | Energy and utilities |
| See also | Jumper cable |
| Translations | German: Jumper; Spanish: jumper; French: cavalier |
Record as JSON
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"term": "Jumper",
"field": "Industrial and trades",
"definition": "A short piece of conductor used to establish an electrical connection between two points in a circuit or on a circuit board. Jumpers can be permanent wire connections or removable links that allow for configuration changes. In older computer hardware, jumpers were used to set device addresses or operating modes.",
"subject": "Energy and utilities",
"see_also": [
"jumper cable"
],
"translations": {
"de": "Jumper",
"es": "jumper",
"fr": "cavalier"
},
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/jumper/"
}
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