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spark suppressor [′spärk sə‚pres·ər]

(electricity)

A device used to prevent sparking between a pair of contacts when the contacts open, such as a resistor and capacitor in series between the contacts, or, in the case of an inductive circuit, a rectifier in parallel with the inductor. Also known as spark killer.

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