power supply
English
Noun
power supply (plural power supplies)
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see power, supply.
- The utility will invest in power plants and transmission lines to ensure a stable power supply.
- a source of power such as the mains or a generator.
- That part of a piece of electronic apparatus that provides appropriate voltages for the rest of the electronics from the connected AC source.
Hyponyms
Translations
A source of power such as a generator
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part of apparatus
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See also
References
- OED2
- “power supply”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.