 ##  [Open Circuit](/index.php/open-circuit) 

  ##  [Open Circuit](https://engineering.quantumdictionary.io/open-circuit-0) 

  
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**Engineering &amp; Applied Technologies Dictionary**

 
Definition

An interruption in a conductor or connection that prevents the intended continuous current flow between specified circuit nodes, producing a very high resistance or effectively infinite impedance in the affected path.