What is Electronic component?
[[File:Resistors axial.jpg|thumb|Resistors]] [[File:Transistors.agr.jpg|thumb|Transistors]] An '''electronic component''' is a basic [[electronics|electronic]] element. Components can be connected together to make [[Electrical circuit|circuits]]. Components can be single items ([[resistor]], [[transistor]]) or in more or less complex groups like [[integrated circuit]]s ([[logic gate]], [[resistor array]]). ==List of electronic components== ===Wire=== {{Main|Wire|}} A thin metal conductor ===Cable=== {{Main|Cable|}} A flexible conducting electrical or [[optical]] link. * '''cable connector''': connector at either end of a cable. * '''cable matcher''': an [[impedance matching]] device that allows non-standard cable to be used with a particular device. * '''cable plant''' = all the cables, connectors and [[patch panels]] within a building or office. * '''cabling''' = cable as a material. * '''co-axial cable''' = These cables are usually made of a conducting wire. Then there is some insulation, then there is another layer of conducting material. Finally there is the (insulating) mantle. Such cables are used as a [[transmission line#High-frequency electrical transmission lines|high-frequency transmission line]] to carry a high-[[frequency]] or [[broadband]] signal. Because the [[electromagnetic field]] carrying the signal exists (ideally) only in the space between the inner and outer [[electrical conductor|conductors]], it cannot interfere with or suffer [[interference]] from external electromagnetic fields. * '''ribbon cable''' = A flat, thin cable containing many [[parallel]] wires. Because of their shape, ribbon cables are ideal for situations where there isnt much space. They're used in a computer to connect [[disk drive]]s to the disk drive [[controller]]s. * '''type cable''' = a specification for cable defined by [[IBM]]. ===Connector=== {{Main|Connector|}} A physical device with a number of metal contacts that allow devices to be easily linked together. * '''connector plug''' = a device at the end of a fibr