surge protector

English

Noun

surge protector (plural surge protectors)

An appliance designed to protect electrical devices from voltage spikes by limiting the voltage supplied to an electric device by either blocking or by shorting to ground any unwanted voltages above a safe threshold.

Synonyms

surge suppressor

Translations

appliance designed to protect electrical devices

Chinese:
Mandarin: 突波保護器, 突波保护器 (tūbō bǎohùqì)
Finnish: ylijännitesuoja (fi)

French: parafoudre (fr) m, parasurtenseur (fr)
Portuguese: estabilizador (pt) m
Russian: please add this translation if you can

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