surge protector

American  

noun

1. a small device to protect a computer, telephone, television set, or the like from damage by high-voltage electrical surges.

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surge protector Scientific  

1. A device, typically portable and containing its own electrical outlets, used to provide regulated electric power for other electric devices. Surge protectors get their power from standard household or industrial electrical sources and contain circuitry that prevents damaging or disruptive spikes or surges in the source voltage from reaching the devices plugged into them.

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Example Sentences

One trick to use is to plug the appliances from one room into a single surge protector and turn that surge protector off at night.

From Encyclopedia.com

But I do have it plugged into a good surge protector.

From Seattle Times

The Times reported this week that electronics mogul Barre Seid last year gave 100 percent of the shares of surge protector and data-center equipment manufacturer Tripp Lite to a group called Marble Freedom Trust.

From Washington Post

Seid, who led the surge protector and data-center equipment maker Tripp Lite for more than half a century, has been almost unknown outside a small circle of political and cultural recipients.

From Salon

Flipping a switch on a surge protector could give you access to nearly 2,000 watts.

From The Verge