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Amp vs Amperage - What's the difference?

amp | amperage |

As an initialism amp

is adenosine monophosphate.

As a noun amperage is

the electric current's strength carried by a conductor or machine generated as measured in amperes.

amp

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (colloquial) ampere, the unit of electrical current.
  • (colloquial) amplifier.

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To amplify.
    • He asked the disk jockey to amp it up.

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    amperage

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The electric current's strength carried by a conductor or machine generated as measured in amperes.

    • References

    The Collaborative International of Dictionary v.0.48