air gap

A·ïr gap

A a

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ah-eer gap]
- /ˈɑ ɪər gæp/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ah-eer gap]
- /ˈɑ ɪər gæp/

Definitions of air gap words

noun air gap Electricity. the space between two objects magnetically related, as between the rotor and the stator in a dynamo, or between two objects electrically related, as between the electrode and the tip of a spark plug. 1
noun air gap (computing, Internet) A network security measure that consists of ensuring that a secure computer network is physically isolated from unsecured networks, such as the public Internet or an unsecured local area network. 0
noun air gap Alternative spelling of airgap. 0

See all 3 definitions of air gap

Information block about the term

Origin of air gap

First appearance:

before 1895

One of the 18% newest English words

First recorded in 1895-1900

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Air gap

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Air gap

air gap popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 59% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

air gap usage trend in Literature

This diagram is provided by Google Ngram Viewer