Phrase guide

power supply

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see power, supply.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • The utility will invest in power plants and transmission lines to ensure a stable power supply.

Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A source of power such as the mains or a generator.

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3

noun

Meaning 3

That part of a piece of electronic apparatus that provides appropriate voltages for the rest of the electronics from the connected AC source.

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History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

75 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: وحدة تزويد الطاقة — a source of power such as a generator
  • Bulgarian: захранване (zahranvane) — a source of power such as a generator
  • Chinese Cantonese: 電源 /电源 (din6 jyun4) — a source of power such as a generator
  • Chinese: 電源 /电源 (zh-min-nan) — a source of power such as a generator
  • Chinese Mandarin: 電源 /电源 (diànyuán) — a source of power such as a generator
  • Danish: strømkilde — a source of power such as a generator
  • Dutch: stroomtoevoer — a source of power such as a generator
  • French: alimentation électrique — a source of power such as a generator
  • German: Stromzufuhr — a source of power such as a generator
  • Hungarian: áramforrás — a source of power such as a generator
  • Italian: generatore — a source of power such as a generator
  • Italian: alternatore — a source of power such as a generator
  • Italian: gruppo elettrogeno — a source of power such as a generator
  • Italian: pila — a source of power such as a generator
  • Italian: batteria — a source of power such as a generator
  • Japanese: 電源 (dengen) — a source of power such as a generator
  • Māori: puna hiko — a source of power such as a generator
  • Māori: pūtake hiko — a source of power such as a generator
  • Norwegian Bokmål: strømkilde — a source of power such as a generator
  • Norwegian Bokmål: strømkjelde — a source of power such as a generator
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: straumkjelde — a source of power such as a generator
  • Polish: generator — a source of power such as a generator
  • Swedish: strömkälla — a source of power such as a generator
  • Arabic: تغذية طاقة — part of electronic apparatus
  • Armenian: հոսանքի աղբյուր (hosankʻi aġbyur) — part of electronic apparatus
  • Azerbaijani: kompüter soyutma sistemi — part of electronic apparatus
  • Basque: elikatze-iturri — part of electronic apparatus
  • Bengali: শক্তি সরবরাহ (śokti śorboraho) — part of electronic apparatus
  • Bulgarian: захранване (zahranvane) — part of electronic apparatus
  • Catalan: font d'alimentació — part of electronic apparatus
  • Chinese Mandarin: 電源供應 /电源供应 (diànyuán gōngyìng) — part of electronic apparatus
  • Danish: strømforsyning — part of electronic apparatus
  • Dutch: voeding — part of electronic apparatus
  • Estonian: toiteplokk — part of electronic apparatus
  • Finnish: teholähde — part of electronic apparatus
  • Finnish: virtalähde — part of electronic apparatus
  • French: alimentation électrique — part of electronic apparatus
  • Galician: fonte de alimentación — part of electronic apparatus
  • Georgian: დენის წყარო (denis c̣q̇aro) — part of electronic apparatus
  • Georgian: ელკვების წყარო (elḳvebis c̣q̇aro) — part of electronic apparatus
  • German: Netzteil — part of electronic apparatus
  • Greek: τροφοδοτικό (trofodotikó) — part of electronic apparatus
  • Hebrew: סַפַּק כּוֹחַ (sapák kóakh) — part of electronic apparatus
  • Hindi: विद्युत प्रदायी (vidyut pradāyī) — part of electronic apparatus
  • Hungarian: tápegység — part of electronic apparatus
  • Indonesian: pencatu daya — part of electronic apparatus
  • Italian: alimentazione elettrica — part of electronic apparatus
  • Japanese: 電源回路 (dengen kairo) — part of electronic apparatus
  • Khmer: ការផ្គត់ផ្គង់អគ្គីសនី (kaa phkŭət phkŭəng ʼakkisaʼnii) — part of electronic apparatus
  • Korean: 전원 공급 장치 (jeonwon gonggeup jangchi) — part of electronic apparatus
  • Malay: bekalan kuasa — part of electronic apparatus
  • Malayalam: പവർ സപ്ലൈ (pavaṟ saplai) — part of electronic apparatus
  • Māori: punahiko — part of electronic apparatus
  • Norwegian: strømforsyning — part of electronic apparatus
  • Norwegian Bokmål: strømtilførsel — part of electronic apparatus
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: energiforsyningsmodul — part of electronic apparatus
  • Persian: منبع تغذیه (manba'-e taġziye) — part of electronic apparatus
  • Polish: zasilacz — part of electronic apparatus
  • Portuguese: fonte de alimentação — part of electronic apparatus
  • Romanian: sursă de energie — part of electronic apparatus
  • Romanian: sursă de putere — part of electronic apparatus
  • Russian: исто́чник электропита́ния (istóčnik elektropitánija) — part of electronic apparatus
  • Serbo-Croatian: napajanje — part of electronic apparatus
  • Serbo-Croatian: napojna jedinica — part of electronic apparatus
  • Serbo-Croatian: јединица напајања — part of electronic apparatus
  • Slovak: napájací zdroj — part of electronic apparatus
  • Spanish: fuente de alimentación — part of electronic apparatus
  • Swedish: kraftaggregat — part of electronic apparatus
  • Swedish: nätaggregat — part of electronic apparatus
  • Swedish: nätdel — part of electronic apparatus
  • Thai: แหล่งจ่ายไฟ (lɛ̀ng-jàai-fai) — part of electronic apparatus
  • Turkish: güç kaynağı — part of electronic apparatus
  • Ukrainian: джерело живлення (džerelo žyvlennja) — part of electronic apparatus
  • Urdu: طاقت رسانہ (tāqat rasānā) — part of electronic apparatus
  • Vietnamese: bộ nguồn — part of electronic apparatus