current drain

current drain

[′kər·ənt ‚drān]
(electricity)
The current taken from a voltage source by a load. Also known as drain.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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