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Transducer vs Pickup - What's the difference?

transducer | pickup |

As nouns the difference between transducer and pickup

is that transducer is a device that converts energy from one form into another while pickup is an electronic device for detecting sound, vibration, etc., such as one fitted to an electric guitar or record player.

transducer

English

(wikipedia transducer)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A device that converts energy from one form into another.
  • (computing theory) A state machine that generates output based on a given input.

    • Usage notes

    * Not to be confused with transductor.

    Related terms

    * transduce (pos v) * transduction (pos n)

    See also

    * inducer * transformer * transponder

    pickup

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (l) * (l)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An electronic device for detecting sound, vibration, etc., such as one fitted to an electric guitar or record player.
  • # In a record player, an electromagnetic component that converts the needle vibrations into an electrical signal.
  • (US, Canada) A pickup truck.
  • (usually, attributive) Impromptu or ad hoc, especially of sports games.
    • Rather than join a basketball league, James decided to play pick up .
    At lunch we had a game of pickup hockey.
  • An instance of approaching someone and engaging in romantic flirtation and courting with the intent to pursue romance, a date, or a sexual encounter. See also pick-up line', '''pick-up joint''', ' pickup artist .
    • Hey, thanks for the drink, but if this is a pickup , I'm not interested.
  • (video games) An item that can be picked up by the player, conferring some benefit or effect; a power-up.
  • (US, Canada) The act of a challenging party or candidate winning an electoral district held by an incumbent party or candidate. See also gain
    • The returns from the election show Apple Party candidate Jane Doe has made a pickup in the district of City West defeating Orange Party Incumbent Joe Smith
  • The act of answering a telephone.
  • * 2006 , Georgina Spelvin, The Devil Made Me Do It , Little Red Hen Books (2008), ISBN 978-0-6151-9907-8, page 224:
    • That's why the phone at the theater's on automatic pickup .
  • (film) A relatively minor shot filmed or recorded after the fact to augment previous footage.
  • The act of collecting and taking away something or someone, usually in a vehicle. The time the act occurs.

    • Descendants

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