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solid-state

sol·id-state


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. using transistors or semiconductors: working by means of the flow of electric current through solid material, as in semiconductors and transistors. The term is usually used to distinguish modern electronic equipment from earlier devices that made use of vacuum tubes or heated filaments.

2. of electronics and solids: relating to the electronic characteristics of solids, especially at the atomic or molecular level

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