An Etymological Diversion: I was recently following a conversation which involved mention of the design of Acceptor & Rejector circuits. I soon realized that these terms actually referred to Series and Parallel resonant circuits (the names obviously describing the input currents at resonance). While I can see that these terms might helpful to a new student (perhaps more accurate than thinking of water sloshing back and forth in a "tank" circuit and intuitively simpler than the math of Impedance),
I wondered about the origin of these terms. From what I can tell, these idiosyncratic terms seem to be favored by South Asians (Indians & Pakistanis); can anyone cite the date and origin of Acceptor & Rejector? Are these terms recognized in the IEEE's dictionary? Ed Price WB6WSN Chula Vista, CA USA - ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc discussion list. To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to <emc-p...@ieee.org> All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.ieee-pses.org/emc-pstc.html Attachments are not permitted but the IEEE PSES Online Communities site at http://product-compliance.oc.ieee.org/ can be used for graphics (in well-used formats), large files, etc. Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ Instructions: http://www.ieee-pses.org/list.html (including how to unsubscribe) List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html For help, send mail to the list administrators: Scott Douglas <sdoug...@ieee.org> Mike Cantwell <mcantw...@ieee.org> For policy questions, send mail to: Jim Bacher: <j.bac...@ieee.org> David Heald: <dhe...@gmail.com>
