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submitted 7 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago (6 children)

“Ampacity” — I don’t know if that’s an actual word but you perfectly described what the bottle neck is. I like it!

[–] Dabundis 6 points 7 months ago (5 children)

It is! Here in the US, that's the word used by the National Electric Code to talk about current carrying capacity

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago (4 children)

Do "ampacity" and "amperage" mean the same thing?

[–] Dabundis 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Not exactly. Amperage is "amount of current", ampacity is "ability to carry current"

[–] techMayhem 4 points 7 months ago (2 children)

So ampacity is fusion of amperage and capacity?

[–] Dabundis 2 points 7 months ago

you got it 👍

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

Also called a portmanteau, like internet, malware, or genome.

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