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power supply

American  

noun

  • power supplies
    plural
  1. a device that provides power to electric machines, generators, etc.


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Mercy Corps now supports some of the new co-working spaces which have popped up across Gaza using generators and solar panels to offer better internet connections and a more stable power supply.

From BBC Aug. 3, 2026

In late October, a Russian airstrike knocked out the tram’s power supply.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 12, 2026

Engineers have spent years designing a bespoke world-first fixed copper contact wire power supply for trains in the tunnel to replace the standard overhead equipment.

From BBC May 22, 2026

The difference this round, though, is that all of the equipment and hardwire fueling the boom — the graphics processing units, the memory chips, the power supply mechanisms — is imported.

From MarketWatch May 8, 2026

For a short time, I wondered how to splice the second battery's leads into the main power supply.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir

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