[networking] An air gap or air wall is a network security measure that consists of ensuring that a secure computer network is physically isolated from unsecured networks, such as the public Internet or an unsecured local area network. It is often taken for computers and networks that must be extraordinarily secure. Frequently the air gap is...
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[plumbing] An air gap, as it relates to the plumbing trade, is the unobstructed vertical space between the water outlet and the flood level of a fixture. A simple example is the space between a wall mounted faucet and the sink rim (this space is the air gap). Water can easily flow from the faucet into the sink, but there is no way that wate...
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• An air-filled gap in a magnetic or electric circuit; specif., in a dynamo or motor, the space between the field-magnet poles and the armature; clearance.
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short gap in the magnetic material forming a magnetic circuit
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a gap between the magnetic parts of a magnetic circuit, crossed by the magnetic flux lines and short relative to the total magnetic path length
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a gap in the ferro-magnetic portion of a magnetic circuit
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the air space separating the field system and armature or the stator and rotor of a rotating electrical machine
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Air gap (Physics) An air-filled gap in a magnetic or electric circuit; specif., in a dynamo or motor, the space between the field-magnet poles and the armature; clearance.
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The distance between the north and south poles of a magnetic circuit. In conducting pull tests this is the distance between the working surface of the magnet and the testing apparatus.
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A device or fitting on a kitchen sink with hoses between the dishwasher and the garbage disposer. Its purpose is to prevent backflow from the dishwaser to the kitchen sink. Also an air space between plumbing supply pipes that prevents backflow.
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In extrusion coating, the distance from the die opening to the tip formed by the pressure roll and chill roll.
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Open vertical gap or empty space that separates drinking water supply to be protected from another water system in a treatment plant or other location. The open gap protects the drinking water from contamination by backflow or back siphonage.
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In a permanent magnet alternator, the distance between the magnets and the laminates.
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In a speaker's motor section, the space between the top plate and the pole piece. This is where the
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the space between two objects magnetically related, as between the rotor and the stator in a dynamo, or between two objects electrically related, as between the electrode and the tip of a spark plug.
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