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In the industrial context, soil refers to the naturally occurring mixture of minerals, organic matter, water, and air that forms the surface layer of the earth's crust. Soil is an essential component of many industries, including agriculture, mining, construction, and environmental management.
In the industrial context, 'style' generally refers to the design or aesthetic characteristics of a product, service, or brand. Style can encompass a wide range of features, including the color, shape, texture, and overall appearance of a product, as well as the branding, marketing, and packaging that accompanies it.
In an industrial context, 'structure' can refer to the physical framework, organization, or arrangement of materials or systems used in manufacturing or production processes.
In an industrial context, 'service' can refer to a range of activities that are provided to customers in order to support the use or maintenance of a product, or to enable the delivery of a particular outcome.
Deutsch: Schalter / Español: Interruptor / Français: Interrupteur / Italiano: Interruttore
In electrical engineering, a switch is an electrical component that can break an electrical circuit, interrupting the current or diverting it from one conductor to another.
Deutsch: Halbleiter / Español: Semiconductor / Português: Semicondutor / Français: Semi-conducteur / Italiano: Semiconduttore
A semiconductor is a material which has electrical conductivity to a degree between that of a metal (such as copper) and that of an insulator (such as glass). Semiconductors are the foundation of modern solid state electronics, including transistors, solar cells, light-emitting diodes (LEDs), quantum dots and digital and analog integrated circuits.
A screw and a bolt are similar types of fastener typically made of metal and characterized by a helical ridge, called a male thread (external thread). Screws and bolts are used to fasten materials by the engagement of the screw thread with a similar female thread (internal thread) in a matching part.