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Electrostatic Discharge
(redirected from Electrical discharges)

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(hardware, testing)Electrostatic Discharge - (ESD) One kind of test that hardware usually has to pass to prove it is suitable for sale and use. The hardware must still work after is has been subjected to some level of electrostatic discharge. Some organisations have their own ESD requirements which hardware must meet before it will be considered for purchase.

Different countries have different legal regulations about levels of ESD.

See also Radio Frequency Interference, Electromagnetic Compatibility.


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However, they lack the abnormal paroxysmal electrical discharges from the brain seen in epilepsy.
A case of pseudoseizures by Haines, J.D. / Southern Medical Journal
The collective activity of huge assemblies of brain cells, as reflected in their rhythmic electrical discharges, contributes to the derailed perceptions and thoughts of schizophrenia as well as to the heightened mental states achieved by experienced meditators, two new studies find.
Synchronized thinking: brain activity linked to schizophrenia, ... by Bower, B. / Science News
Slater developed epilepsy when she was ten, and suffered such severe and frequent seizures that she underwent surgery, at 13, to relieve the intensity of the electrical discharges as they traveled between brain hemispheres.
Slater, Lauren. Lying: a metaphorical memoir by Goldsmith, Francisca / Kliatt
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