Electronic Definitions (J)

[J] Presenting a list of electronic terms starting with letter j that are available for more detailed lookup for their definitions or abbreviation explanation. All terms are listed in alphabetical order for easy browsing.

Electronic Acronyms and Terms for [J]	Description	Other Electronic Terms Somewhat Related;
J17	- Audio de-emphasis system used on some satellites
J Lead Contacts	- Device leads formed in the shape of a "J" at the contact point of the substrate land pattern
JBIG	"Joint Bilevel Image Group"
JCL	"Job Control Language" - is a special language used to identify a job and describe its requirements to the operating system
JCS	"Joint Chief of Staffs"
JEDEC	"Joint Electronic Device Engineering Council"
JESSI	"Joint European Submicron Silicon Programme"
JISC	"Japanese Industrial Standards Committee"
JIt	"Just In Time"
JND	"Just Noticeable Difference"
Job	- Is a DP term for a package of work regarded by the computer as a single unit	approximation, background job, component/equipment storage, fluid dispensing, fraud, interrupt, jcl, polygraph
Journal File	- Is a permanent record of every interaction between the operating system and the user kept to assist recovery after any systems failure occurred on a computer
Joystick	- Is a convenient form of analog-to-digital converter where input is the movement of a control lever in two dimensions
Jump	- Is a departure from the normal sequential execution of program steps. The jump may be conditional or unconditional. Also called a branch.	vectoring
Junction	- The border where p- and n-type semiconductors meet	barrier potential, depletion layer, interface junction, lju, pedestal, solder fillet, surveillance, thermal runaway
Justification	- Is the process of moving bits of data either right or left so that the first or last character occurs in a predefined position on printed output or a VDU screen