temperature-compensated crystal oscillator

Definitions

Electronics

  • A crystal oscillator whose temperature is automatically maintained within a very narrow interval. This provides enhanced accuracy, reduced power consumption, and eliminates warm up time. Its abbreviation is TCXO. Also called temperature-controlled crystal oscillator.
  • acronymTCXO
  • synonymtemperature-controlled crystal oscillator
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