interrupter

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1. One that interrupts: an inveterate interrupter of other people's conversations.

2. Electronics A device that periodically and automatically opens and closes an electric circuit, producing pulses.

interrupter, interruptor [ˌɪntəˈrʌptə]

1. a person or thing that interrupts

2. (Electronics) an electromechanical device for opening and closing an electric circuit

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Noun

interrupter - a device for automatically interrupting an electric current

device - an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose; "the device is small enough to wear on your wrist"; "a device intended to conserve water"

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interrupter

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