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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

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

From Science Magazine ● May 21, 2018

Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, who chairs the House subpanel on national security oversight, called it “totally unacceptable” but said the incident was just one of a string of security failings on the Secret Service’s watch.

From Washington Times ● Sep. 20, 2014

Data efficiency bill: The House subpanel on technology also introduced a bill encouraging the federal government and others to use energy-efficient.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 6, 2013