center tap

noun

A contact made to a point halfway along a winding of a transformer or inductor.

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Meanings

nouncenter tap (plural center taps)

plural center taps

  1. businessA contact made to a point halfway along a winding of a transformer or inductor.
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APA

center tap. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/center%20tap

MLA

“center tap.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/center%20tap. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “center tap,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/center%20tap.

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