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submitted 5 months ago by Lugh@futurology.today to c/futurology@futurology.today

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[–] Dabundis@lemmy.world 6 points 5 months ago (1 children)

It is! Here in the US, that's the word used by the National Electric Code to talk about current carrying capacity

[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Do "ampacity" and "amperage" mean the same thing?

[–] Dabundis@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Not exactly. Amperage is "amount of current", ampacity is "ability to carry current"

[–] techMayhem@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago (2 children)

So ampacity is fusion of amperage and capacity?

[–] Dabundis@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

you got it 👍

[–] nilloc@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 5 months ago

Also called a portmanteau, like internet, malware, or genome.