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1. vacuum tube
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2. Vacuum tubeIn electronics, a vacuum tube, electron tube (in North America), thermionic valve, tube or valve is a device controlling electric current through a vacuum in a sealed container. The container is often thin transparent glass in a roughly cylindrical shape. Within the glass is a vacuum with a cathode and anode at either end. Electrons flow from the cathode to the anode through the vacuum, a demonstration of the Edison effect.
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