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barrier strip
(redirected from Screw terminal)

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barrier strip [′bar·ē·ər ‚strip]
(electronics)
A device for connecting two cables without using plugs in which bare wires from one cable are connected to lugs of screws on one side of the strip and wires from the other cable are attached at corresponding points on the opposite side.


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Conventional screw terminal wiring devices, in contrast, loosen over time due to heat, shock, vibration, failure to be tightened completely when installed or as the result of a process called creep (the shifting of copper wire strands that loosens screws and causes terminal temperatures to rise), the company said.
 
 
 
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