arc-fault circuit interrupter
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arc-fault circuit interrupter (plural arc-fault circuit interrupters)
- (electrical engineering) A type of circuit breaker that detects signs of potentially-dangerous arcing on downstream wiring and shuts off power to the affected branch circuit to reduce the risk of a fire.
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- ground-fault circuit interrupter
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