Net

{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-003876",
  "term": "Net",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "A collection of two or more interconnected terminals in an electronic circuit that are at the same electrical potential. In printed circuit board (PCB) design, a net represents a single electrical connection, such as a power rail, ground plane, or a signal trace linking multiple component pins. A netlist file is a text-based description of all the nets in a circuit, used to transfer a design between different EDA software tools.",
  "synonyms": [
    "mesh",
    "network",
    "trap"
  ],
  "subject": "Industrial electronics",
  "see_also": [
    "mesh",
    "trap"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "de": "Leitung",
    "es": "net",
    "fr": "net"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/net/"
}