residual-current device
English
Alternative forms
- RCD
- residual-current circuit breaker, RCCB
- ground fault circuit interrupter, GFCI
- ground fault interrupter, GFI
- appliance leakage current interrupter, ALCI
Noun
residual-current device (plural residual-current devices)
- (electrical engineering) A device that instantly breaks an electric circuit to prevent serious harm from an ongoing electric shock.
Translations
a device that breaks an electric circuit
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