mercury delay line

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mercury delay line [′mər·kyə·rē di′lā ‚līn]

(electronics)

An acoustic delay line in which mercury is the medium for sound transmission. Also known as mercury memory; mercury storage.

(storage, history)

mercury delay line - An archaic first-in first-out fixed time period data storage device using acoustic transducers to transmit data as waves in a trough or tube of mercury.

EDSAC (Cambridge) and UNIVAC I used delay lines.

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