arc-fault circuit interrupter

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arc-fault circuit interrupter (plural arc-fault circuit interrupters)

  1. (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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