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	;ULN2803 : An array of eight Darlington transistors (which themselves are arrays of two transistors) that amplify current. Often used in Christmas lights as devices to increase the current coming from a microcontroller to an SSR so that there is enough power to turn on (or off) the SSR.		;ULN2803 : An array of eight Darlington transistors (which themselves are arrays of two transistors) that amplify current. Often used in Christmas lights as devices to increase the current coming from a microcontroller to an SSR so that there is enough power to turn on (or off) the SSR.

	;Universe : A collection of 512 channels of lighting control. Based on the [[#D \| DMX-512]] standard, it is the output of a single USB-DMX device, such as an Enttec Pro, Enttec Open, Lynx USB-DMX Dongle or an RPM USB-DMX Dongle. The word was coined when stage-lighting consoles needed to expand beyond 512-channel output; the output ports on the consoles were given the name. Also see [DMX \| this].		;Universe : A collection of 512 channels of lighting control. Based on the [[#D \| DMX-512]] standard, it is the output of a single USB-DMX device, such as an Enttec Pro, Enttec Open, Lynx USB-DMX Dongle or an RPM USB-DMX Dongle. The word was coined when stage-lighting consoles needed to expand beyond 512-channel output; the output ports on the consoles were given the name. Also see [[DMX \| this]].

	;USB : Universal Serial Bus, a computer bus which provides two-way communication between the PC and peripheral devices, over a differential 4-wire serial interface cable.		;USB : Universal Serial Bus, a computer bus which provides two-way communication between the PC and peripheral devices, over a differential 4-wire serial interface cable.

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	;ULN2803 : An array of eight Darlington transistors (which themselves are arrays of two transistors) that amplify current. Often used in Christmas lights as devices to increase the current coming from a microcontroller to an SSR so that there is enough power to turn on (or off) the SSR.		;ULN2803 : An array of eight Darlington transistors (which themselves are arrays of two transistors) that amplify current. Often used in Christmas lights as devices to increase the current coming from a microcontroller to an SSR so that there is enough power to turn on (or off) the SSR.

	;Universe : A collection of 512 channels of lighting control. Based on the [~~http://http://doityourselfchristmas.com/wiki/index.php?title=Glossary~~#D \| DMX-512] standard, it is the output of a single USB-DMX device, such as an Enttec Pro, Enttec Open, Lynx USB-DMX Dongle or an RPM USB-DMX Dongle. The word was coined when stage-lighting consoles needed to expand beyond 512-channel output; the output ports on the consoles were given the name. Also see [DMX \| this].		;Universe : A collection of 512 channels of lighting control. Based on the [[#D \| DMX-512]] standard, it is the output of a single USB-DMX device, such as an Enttec Pro, Enttec Open, Lynx USB-DMX Dongle or an RPM USB-DMX Dongle. The word was coined when stage-lighting consoles needed to expand beyond 512-channel output; the output ports on the consoles were given the name. Also see [DMX \| this].

	;USB : Universal Serial Bus, a computer bus which provides two-way communication between the PC and peripheral devices, over a differential 4-wire serial interface cable.		;USB : Universal Serial Bus, a computer bus which provides two-way communication between the PC and peripheral devices, over a differential 4-wire serial interface cable.

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	;ULN2803 : An array of eight Darlington transistors (which themselves are arrays of two transistors) that amplify current. Often used in Christmas lights as devices to increase the current coming from a microcontroller to an SSR so that there is enough power to turn on (or off) the SSR.		;ULN2803 : An array of eight Darlington transistors (which themselves are arrays of two transistors) that amplify current. Often used in Christmas lights as devices to increase the current coming from a microcontroller to an SSR so that there is enough power to turn on (or off) the SSR.

			;Universe : A collection of 512 channels of lighting control. Based on the [http://http://doityourselfchristmas.com/wiki/index.php?title=Glossary#D \| DMX-512] standard, it is the output of a single USB-DMX device, such as an Enttec Pro, Enttec Open, Lynx USB-DMX Dongle or an RPM USB-DMX Dongle. The word was coined when stage-lighting consoles needed to expand beyond 512-channel output; the output ports on the consoles were given the name. Also see [DMX \| this].

	;USB : Universal Serial Bus, a computer bus which provides two-way communication between the PC and peripheral devices, over a differential 4-wire serial interface cable.		;USB : Universal Serial Bus, a computer bus which provides two-way communication between the PC and peripheral devices, over a differential 4-wire serial interface cable.
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	;Dipole : A basic radio antenna that consists of two elements, each of equal length. The length of the elements is an algorithmic function of the frequency over which the broadcast is being made.		;Dipole : A basic radio antenna that consists of two elements, each of equal length. The length of the elements is an algorithmic function of the frequency over which the broadcast is being made.

	;DIYC : [[http://www.doityourselfchristmas.com/\| Do It Yourself Christmas.com]].		;DIYC : [http://www.doityourselfchristmas.com/\| Do It Yourself Christmas.com].

	;DMX (or DMX512) : Digital Multiplex. A lighting control protocol standard developed to handle communications between commercial (usually entertainment, such as theater or music events) lighting control boards and the individual devices, such as lekos (elliposoidals), fresnels, moving lights, strip lights or DJ effect lights. DMX allows up to 512 devices to be attached, daisy-chain, to one wire, each controlled individually. More information on DMX is available [[DMX \| here]].		;DMX (or DMX512) : Digital Multiplex. A lighting control protocol standard developed to handle communications between commercial (usually entertainment, such as theater or music events) lighting control boards and the individual devices, such as lekos (elliposoidals), fresnels, moving lights, strip lights or DJ effect lights. DMX allows up to 512 devices to be attached, daisy-chain, to one wire, each controlled individually. More information on DMX is available [[DMX \| here]].

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	;Dipole : A basic radio antenna that consists of two elements, each of equal length. The length of the elements is an algorithmic function of the frequency over which the broadcast is being made.		;Dipole : A basic radio antenna that consists of two elements, each of equal length. The length of the elements is an algorithmic function of the frequency over which the broadcast is being made.

	;DIYC : [[http://www.doityourselfchristmas.com\|Do It Yourself Christmas.com]].		;DIYC : [[http://www.doityourselfchristmas.com/\| Do It Yourself Christmas.com]].

	;DMX (or DMX512) : Digital Multiplex. A lighting control protocol standard developed to handle communications between commercial (usually entertainment, such as theater or music events) lighting control boards and the individual devices, such as lekos (elliposoidals), fresnels, moving lights, strip lights or DJ effect lights. DMX allows up to 512 devices to be attached, daisy-chain, to one wire, each controlled individually. More information on DMX is available [[DMX \| here]].		;DMX (or DMX512) : Digital Multiplex. A lighting control protocol standard developed to handle communications between commercial (usually entertainment, such as theater or music events) lighting control boards and the individual devices, such as lekos (elliposoidals), fresnels, moving lights, strip lights or DJ effect lights. DMX allows up to 512 devices to be attached, daisy-chain, to one wire, each controlled individually. More information on DMX is available [[DMX \| here]].

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	;Dipole : A basic radio antenna that consists of two elements, each of equal length. The length of the elements is an algorithmic function of the frequency over which the broadcast is being made.		;Dipole : A basic radio antenna that consists of two elements, each of equal length. The length of the elements is an algorithmic function of the frequency over which the broadcast is being made.

	;DIYC : [[http://www.doityourselfchristmas.com/\|Do It Yourself Christmas.com]].		;DIYC : [[http://www.doityourselfchristmas.com\|Do It Yourself Christmas.com]].

	;DMX (or DMX512) : Digital Multiplex. A lighting control protocol standard developed to handle communications between commercial (usually entertainment, such as theater or music events) lighting control boards and the individual devices, such as lekos (elliposoidals), fresnels, moving lights, strip lights or DJ effect lights. DMX allows up to 512 devices to be attached, daisy-chain, to one wire, each controlled individually. More information on DMX is available [[DMX \| here]].		;DMX (or DMX512) : Digital Multiplex. A lighting control protocol standard developed to handle communications between commercial (usually entertainment, such as theater or music events) lighting control boards and the individual devices, such as lekos (elliposoidals), fresnels, moving lights, strip lights or DJ effect lights. DMX allows up to 512 devices to be attached, daisy-chain, to one wire, each controlled individually. More information on DMX is available [[DMX \| here]].

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	;Dipole : A basic radio antenna that consists of two elements, each of equal length. The length of the elements is an algorithmic function of the frequency over which the broadcast is being made.		;Dipole : A basic radio antenna that consists of two elements, each of equal length. The length of the elements is an algorithmic function of the frequency over which the broadcast is being made.

	;DIYC : Do It Yourself Christmas.com		;DIYC : [[http://www.doityourselfchristmas.com/\|Do It Yourself Christmas.com]].

	;DMX (or DMX512) : Digital Multiplex. A lighting control protocol standard developed to handle communications between commercial (usually entertainment, such as theater or music events) lighting control boards and the individual devices, such as lekos (elliposoidals), fresnels, moving lights, strip lights or DJ effect lights. DMX allows up to 512 devices to be attached, daisy-chain, to one wire, each controlled individually. ~~For more~~ information on DMX ~~click~~ [[DMX \| here]].		;DMX (or DMX512) : Digital Multiplex. A lighting control protocol standard developed to handle communications between commercial (usually entertainment, such as theater or music events) lighting control boards and the individual devices, such as lekos (elliposoidals), fresnels, moving lights, strip lights or DJ effect lights. DMX allows up to 512 devices to be attached, daisy-chain, to one wire, each controlled individually. More information on DMX is available [[DMX \| here]].
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	;Anode : A positive electrode of an electrochemical device (such as a primary or secondary electric cell) toward which the negative ions are drawn. The semiconductor-diode terminal that is positive with respect to the other terminal when the diode is biased in the forward direction.		;Anode : A positive electrode of an electrochemical device (such as a primary or secondary electric cell) toward which the negative ions are drawn. The semiconductor-diode terminal that is positive with respect to the other terminal when the diode is biased in the forward direction.

	;Audacity : An open source (both free to use and source code freely distributed) digital audio manipulation application. It is available for Windows, Mac OS X, Linux and BSD ~~(though Windows 7 support is only "provisional")~~. It can record audio, provide editing functions for shortening the length of audio files or handle mixing, spectrum analysis or change in pitch and/or speed. It imports and exports WAV, AIFF, MP3, FLAC and — with plugins — WMA, AAC, AMR and AC3. It is available at http://audacity.sourceforge.net/ and instructions are at http://wiki.audacityteam.org/.		;Audacity : An open source (both free to use and source code freely distributed) digital audio manipulation application. It is available for Windows, Mac OS X, Linux and BSD. It can record audio, provide editing functions for shortening the length of audio files or handle mixing, spectrum analysis or change in pitch and/or speed. It imports and exports WAV, AIFF, MP3, FLAC and — with plugins — WMA, AAC, AMR and AC3. With certain plug-ins it can be used to export beats of a piece of music that can be imported into certain sequencing software. It is available at http://audacity.sourceforge.net/ and instructions are at http://wiki.audacityteam.org/.

	;AWG : American Wire Gauge. The standards adopted in the United States for the measurement of wire sizes. [http://www.powerstream.com/Wire_Size.htm AWG Chart]		;AWG : American Wire Gauge. The standards adopted in the United States for the measurement of wire sizes. [http://www.powerstream.com/Wire_Size.htm AWG Chart]

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	;Anode : A positive electrode of an electrochemical device (such as a primary or secondary electric cell) toward which the negative ions are drawn. The semiconductor-diode terminal that is positive with respect to the other terminal when the diode is biased in the forward direction.		;Anode : A positive electrode of an electrochemical device (such as a primary or secondary electric cell) toward which the negative ions are drawn. The semiconductor-diode terminal that is positive with respect to the other terminal when the diode is biased in the forward direction.

			;Audacity : An open source (both free to use and source code freely distributed) digital audio manipulation application. It is available for Windows, Mac OS X, Linux and BSD (though Windows 7 support is only "provisional"). It can record audio, provide editing functions for shortening the length of audio files or handle mixing, spectrum analysis or change in pitch and/or speed. It imports and exports WAV, AIFF, MP3, FLAC and — with plugins — WMA, AAC, AMR and AC3. It is available at http://audacity.sourceforge.net/ and instructions are at http://wiki.audacityteam.org/.

	;AWG : American Wire Gauge. The standards adopted in the United States for the measurement of wire sizes. [http://www.powerstream.com/Wire_Size.htm AWG Chart]		;AWG : American Wire Gauge. The standards adopted in the United States for the measurement of wire sizes. [http://www.powerstream.com/Wire_Size.htm AWG Chart]

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	;Microcontroller : A computer-on-a-chip that emphasizes high integration, low power consumption, self-sufficiency and relatively low cost. Typically, a microcontroller has flash-type read-write memory allowing a programming station (usually called a PIC programmer) to enter in task-specific programs, which can be written in programming languages such as C, C++, BASIC or even in assembly code (which, of course, is the most efficient).		;Microcontroller : A computer-on-a-chip that emphasizes high integration, low power consumption, self-sufficiency and relatively low cost. Typically, a microcontroller has flash-type read-write memory allowing a programming station (usually called a PIC programmer) to enter in task-specific programs, which can be written in programming languages such as C, C++, BASIC or even in assembly code (which, of course, is the most efficient).

			;Mini-lights : Incandescent bulbs that are about 7/32nds of an inch in diameter, they come in strings as short as 35 bulbs and as long as 400 bulbs. Officially known as the T1-3/4, the strings are wired in series and parallel, usually in 50-bulb groups (the 50 bulbs are in series which are then wired parallel to the others, making 100-, 150-, 200-, 250-, 300-, 350- or 400-bulb strings). Pretty universally, strings that are grouped by 50 bulbs can be cut down to 50-bulb strings. Mini-lights that are grouped by 50s use 2.5-volt, 170 mA bulbs, while 35-bulb strings use 3.5-volt bulbs. Mini-light bulbs are traditionally painted with a transparent paint, which can under severe or extended weather begin to chip or fade.

	;MOC3023 : A 6-Pin DIP 400V Random Phase Triac Driver Output Optocoupler. It provides both triac driver and optoisolator services in one package.		;MOC3023 : A 6-Pin DIP 400V Random Phase Triac Driver Output Optocoupler. It provides both triac driver and optoisolator services in one package.