astable multivibrator


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astable multivibrator

[ā′stā·bəl ‚məlt·i′vī‚brād·ər]
(electronics)
A multivibrator in which each active device alternately conducts and is cut off for intervals of time determined by circuit constants, without use of external triggers. Also known as free-running multivibrator.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.