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<p>A <b>thyristor</b> (, from a combination of <a href="page.php?w=Greek_language">Greek language</a> ????, meaning "door" or "valve", and <a href="page.php?w=transistor">transistor</a>) is a <a href="page.php?w=Solid_state_%28electronics%29">solid-state</a> <a href="page.php?w=semiconductor_device">semiconductor device</a> which can be thought of as being a highly robust and switchable <a href="page.php?w=diode">diode</a>, allowing the passage of current in one direction but not the other, often under control of a gate electrode, that is used in</p><p>
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