circuit breaker

Meaning

1. An electrical switch capable of opening and closing an electrical circuit in all operating conditions, including fault situations.
2. More specifically, a circuit breaker that automatically breaks overcurrent conditions; a type of overcurrent protective device.
3. Synonym of trading curb.
4. (Singapore) Quarantine measures intended to prevent spread of pandemics, especially COVID-19.
5. A design pattern used to detect failures and prevent them from constantly recurring.

Synonyms

breaker

buzzer

cutout

cut-out

disconnector

fuse

interrupter

shock absorber

shutter

switch

CB

current breaker

rheotome

line breaker

cut-out switch

Translations

disjoncteur

disjuntor

devre kesici

Leistungsschalter

interruttore magnetotermico

Trennschalter

Leitungsschutzschalter

διακόπτης κυκλώματος

salvavita

zekering

interruptor magnetotérmico

interruttore

قاطع

disjuntor

interruttore automatico