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subpanel

  • a word derived from panel.
    panel
    noun
    a distinct portion, section, or division of a wall, wainscot, ceiling, door, shutter, fence, etc., especially of any surface sunk below or raised above the general level or enclosed by a frame or border.

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While the main electrical service of an office building might be an OK size for a residential building, remodelers would need to add a subpanel to each residential unit.

From Scientific American ● Jul. 19, 2023

Ms. Frankel sits on the powerful Appropriations Committee and a subpanel that oversees the Department of Energy.

From Washington Times ● Mar. 1, 2022

“They just sort of went on their own,” said Mr. Cardin, who chairs the Environment Committee’s subpanel on transportation and infrastructure.

From Washington Times ● Jul. 28, 2021

House of Representatives appropriations subpanel on commerce, justice, and science.

From Science Magazine ● May 21, 2018

“If the FCC is expected to tackle some of the nation’s most pressing communications issues, Commissioners must have the ability to communicate freely,” said Eshoo, the ranking member of the House subpanel on technology. 

From Washington Post ● Feb. 6, 2013