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vacuum tube
vac·u·um tube (plural vac·u·um tubes)


noun 
Definition:
 
electron tube producing amplification: an electron tube that is either evacuated or filled with low-pressure gas and in which electrons are pulled from the cathode by an applied anode voltage
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