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- noun electrical engineering A switching device used to open an
electric circuit when there is no current through it. They are used to isolate a part of an electrical system to allow the maintenance staff a safe access to it.
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Examples
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A sudden stop in the middle of your story/joke/song would be a disconnector.
How Planned Disconnectors Create Powerful Articles | Write to Done 2009
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By singling out the single family home as a conveyor of individual wealth we have inflated its value as a social connector when in fact it is a social disconnector - separating the physical distance between strangers, alienating the wealth class from the poor, and creating "neighborhoods" that enforce stereotypes and social clichés.
Milton Curry: Nixon in China and the American City: Radical Urban Revitalization Needed Milton Curry 2011
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You would also need to replace the trigger, disconnector, hammer, and selector.
The Volokh Conspiracy » President Calderon’s claim about “assault weapons” 2010
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You would also need to replace the trigger, disconnector, hammer, and selector.
The Volokh Conspiracy » President Calderon’s claim about “assault weapons” 2010
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By singling out the single family home as a conveyor of individual wealth we have inflated its value as a social connector when in fact it is a social disconnector - separating the physical distance between strangers, alienating the wealth class from the poor, and creating "neighborhoods" that enforce stereotypes and social clichés.
Milton Curry: Nixon in China and the American City: Radical Urban Revitalization Needed Milton Curry 2011
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And this planned disconnector allows us to pick up the thread of the serial.
How Planned Disconnectors Create Powerful Articles | Write to Done 2009
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By singling out the single family home as a conveyor of individual wealth we have inflated its value as a social connector when in fact it is a social disconnector - separating the physical distance between strangers, alienating the wealth class from the poor, and creating "neighborhoods" that enforce stereotypes and social clichés.
Milton Curry: Nixon in China and the American City: Radical Urban Revitalization Needed Milton Curry 2011
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You would also need to replace the trigger, disconnector, hammer, and selector.
The Volokh Conspiracy » President Calderon’s claim about “assault weapons” 2010
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You would also need to replace the trigger, disconnector, hammer, and selector.
The Volokh Conspiracy » President Calderon’s claim about “assault weapons” 2010
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Car key on one ring, with a disconnector attached to the big ring with house keys and too much other junk.
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