NPN

See also: npn

English

Noun

NPN (plural NPNs)

1. (electronics) Ellipsis of NPN transistor.

   An NPN, in conjunction with a PNP and resistors, can be used to create logic gates.

   • 2017 October, “Snap Circuits Light”, in Snap Circuits‎, Elenco, page 59:

     Light is transmitted from the color LED, through the fiber optic cable, to control the NPN transistor (Q2) and red LED (D1).

2. (biology) Initialism of non-protein nitrogen.
3. (chemistry) Initialism of N-propyl nitrate.

Anagrams

• NNP, PNN

Spanish

Phrase

NPN

1. initialism of no pasa nada (No biggie or no problem.)