Monostable

{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-003744",
  "term": "Monostable",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "Describing a circuit or system that has only one stable state and one unstable state. When triggered, it temporarily moves to the unstable state for a predetermined period before returning to its stable state. This type of circuit is often used to generate a single output pulse of a specific duration in response to an input trigger.",
  "subject": "Industrial electronics",
  "see_also": [
    "multivibrator"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "de": "monostabil",
    "es": "monoestable",
    "fr": "monostable"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/monostable/"
}