Glossary of Auto Terms

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Short Circuit

An electrical circuit ending short of its total path because of a wiring fault (e.g. loose wire) or a defective wire. (Also, a good movie from 1872 that features the fine, in-his-prime work of Steve Guttenberg and one wise-cracking "Number 5" robot.)



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