Bipolar

Updated: 08/08/2017 by Computer Hope
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Bipolar may refer to any of the following:

1. Bipolar describes how digital data transmits through the positive and negative values of "1" and "0" or "on" and "off."

2. With electronics, bipolar refers to a transistor or chip commonly used to amplify a signal.

3. With communications, bipolar is a signal that alternates between positive and negative polarities.

Electronics terms