Relay

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A topic known well beyond its field, found in many languages.

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Invention

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Science and technology

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What Wikipedia says

A relay is an electrically operated switch. It has a set of input terminals for one or more control signals, and a set of operating contact terminals. The switch may have any number of contacts in multiple contact forms, such as make contacts, break contacts, or combinations thereof.

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