field-effect transistor (redirected from FETS)

field-ef·fect transistor  (fld-fkt)

n. Abbr. FET

A transistor in which the output current is controlled by a variable electric field.

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field-effect transistor - a transistor in which most current flows in a channel whose effective resistance can be controlled by a transverse electric field FET electronic transistor, junction transistor, transistor - a semiconductor device capable of amplification