quiteron
/ˈkwɪtərɒn/Electronics
noun
A superconducting device with switching and amplifying characteristics similar to those of a transistor, but capable of operating at lower power levels.
Origin
1980s. Acronym from the initial letters of quasiparticle injection tunnelling effect (the phenomenon on which the device depends for its operation) + -ron (in -tron): compare quot. 1982.
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