Information   Sheets
E
Term	Explanation
EIA	Abbreviation for Electronic Industries Association.
Elastomer	A class of long-chain polymers capable of being crosslinked
	to produce compunds.
Electrical Noise	Unwanted electrical energy that has the possibility of producing
	undesirable effects in the control, its circuits and system.
	Electrical noise includes EMI and RFI
Electromagnetic	Pertaining to the combined electric and magnetic fields associated
	with movements of electrons through conductors.
Electron Volt	A measure of the energy gained by an electron falling through
	an electric field produced by one volt.
Electrostatic	Pertaining to static electricity or electricity at rest. A constant
	intensity electric charge.
Elongation	The fractional increase in length of a material stressed in tension.
EMF	Electromotive force (voltage).
EMI	Electromagnetic interferences are electromagnetic disturbance
	that manifests itself in performance degradation, malfunction,
	or failure of electronic equipments.
Encoder	An encoder is a device which converts motion or position into
	digital informations.
Energy Dissipation	Loss of energy from a system due to the conversion of work
	energy into an undesiable form, usually heat.