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definition of: ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT

What is ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT?

A circuit is the entirety all electrical components needed to make the light bulb operate.

There must be at least 4 parts of a circuit for it to operate; power (electricity), power distribution (conductor), control (switch), and work (light bulb).

This includes the power source (power company, generator, battery) and it's distribution through conductors (wires), control mechanism for turning the power on and off (power switch), the Bulb Socket / lamp holder and the bulb.

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