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switchgear

[′swich‚gir]
(electricity)
The aggregate of switching devices for a power or transforming station, or for electric motor control.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

switchgear

Any switching and interrupting devices in combination with their associated control, regulating, metering, and protective devices.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Architecture and Construction. Copyright © 2003 by McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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