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Emitter vs Transmitter - What's the difference?

emitter | transmitter |

As nouns the difference between emitter and transmitter

is that emitter is that which emits something while transmitter is something that transmits something (in all senses).

emitter

English

(wikipedia emitter)

Noun

(en noun)
  • That which emits something.
  • (electronics) The name for one terminal of a bipolar transistor (BJT).

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    transmitter

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia transmitter) (en noun)
  • something that transmits something (in all senses).
  • an electronic device that generates and amplifies a carrier wave, modulates it with a meaningful signal derived from speech, music, TV or other sources, and broadcasts the resulting signal from an antenna.