power pack

noun

Electronics.

1. a device for converting the voltage from a power line or battery to the various voltages required by the components of an electronic circuit.

power pack

noun

1. a device for converting the current from a supply into direct or alternating current at the voltage required by a particular electrical or electronic device

Word History and Origins

Origin of power pack¹

First recorded in 1935–40

Example Sentences

The alert added that people should "consider gathering torches, batteries, a mobile phone power pack and other essential items you already have at home", in case of power cuts.

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Each morning, I receive links to a plethora of stories about fires caused by these power packs.

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Instead, we need to ask whether lithium-ion power packs — typically used in consumer electronics and electric vehicles — should be used for such energy storage at all.

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Bring a portable power pack to keep phones charged.

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Separating yourself from the power pack, as Judge is doing, is something that really hasn’t happened since Ruth’s days, which we will get to.

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