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Ampacity - correct answer✔✔The maximum current, in amperes, that a conductor can carry
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continuously under the conditions of use without exceeding its temperature rating.
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Appliance - correct answer✔✔Utilization equipment, generally other than industrial, that is
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normally built in standardized sizes or types and is installed or connected as a unit to
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perform one or more functions such as clothes washing, air conditioning, food mixing, deep
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frying, and so forth. ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
Approved - correct answer✔✔Acceptable to the authority having jurisdiction.
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Authority Having Jurisdiction - correct answer✔✔An organization, office, or individual
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responsible for enforcing the requirements of a code or standard, or for approving
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equipment, materials, an installation, or a procedure. ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
Attachment Plug - correct answer✔✔A device that, by insertion in a receptacle, establishes
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a connection between the conductors of the attached flexible cord and the conductors
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connected permanently to the receptacle. ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
Bathroom - correct answer✔✔An area including a basin with one or more of the following:
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a toilet, a urinal, a tub, a shower, a bidet, or similar plumbing fixtures.
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Bonded - correct answer✔✔Connected to establish electrical continuity and conductivity.
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Bonding Jumper - correct answer✔✔A reliable conductor to ensure the required electrical
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conductivity between metal parts required to be electrically connected. ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
, Branch Circuit - correct answer✔✔The circuit conductors between the final overcurrent
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device protecting the circuit and the outlet(s).
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Circuit Breaker - correct answer✔✔A device designed to open and close a circuit by
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nonautomatic means and to open the circuit automatically on a predetermined overcurrent ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
without damage to itself when properly applied within its rating.
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Concealed - correct answer✔✔Rendered inaccessible by the structure or finish of the ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
building.
Bare Conductor - correct answer✔✔A conductor having no covering or electrical insulation
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whatsoever.
Covered Conductor - correct answer✔✔A conductor encased within material of composition
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or thickness that is not recognized by this code as electrical insulation.
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Insulated Conductor - correct answer✔✔A conductor encased within material of ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
composition and thickness that is recognized by this Code as electrical insulation. ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
Conduit Body - correct answer✔✔A separate portion of a conduit or tubing system that
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provides access through a removable cover(s) to the interior of the system at a junction of
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two or more sections of the system or at a terminal point of the system. Boxes such as FS
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and FD or larger cast or sheet metal boxes are not classified as conduit bodies.
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Continuous Load - correct answer✔✔A load where the maximum current is expected to ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
continue for 3 hours or more. ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
Continuous Duty - correct answer✔✔Operation at a substantially constant load for an ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
indefinitely long time. ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
Ampacity - correct answer✔✔The maximum current, in amperes, that a conductor can carry
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continuously under the conditions of use without exceeding its temperature rating.
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Appliance - correct answer✔✔Utilization equipment, generally other than industrial, that is
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normally built in standardized sizes or types and is installed or connected as a unit to
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perform one or more functions such as clothes washing, air conditioning, food mixing, deep
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frying, and so forth. ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
Approved - correct answer✔✔Acceptable to the authority having jurisdiction.
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Authority Having Jurisdiction - correct answer✔✔An organization, office, or individual
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responsible for enforcing the requirements of a code or standard, or for approving
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equipment, materials, an installation, or a procedure. ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
Attachment Plug - correct answer✔✔A device that, by insertion in a receptacle, establishes
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a connection between the conductors of the attached flexible cord and the conductors
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connected permanently to the receptacle. ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
Bathroom - correct answer✔✔An area including a basin with one or more of the following:
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a toilet, a urinal, a tub, a shower, a bidet, or similar plumbing fixtures.
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Bonded - correct answer✔✔Connected to establish electrical continuity and conductivity.
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Bonding Jumper - correct answer✔✔A reliable conductor to ensure the required electrical
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conductivity between metal parts required to be electrically connected. ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
, Branch Circuit - correct answer✔✔The circuit conductors between the final overcurrent
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device protecting the circuit and the outlet(s).
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Circuit Breaker - correct answer✔✔A device designed to open and close a circuit by
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nonautomatic means and to open the circuit automatically on a predetermined overcurrent ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
without damage to itself when properly applied within its rating.
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Concealed - correct answer✔✔Rendered inaccessible by the structure or finish of the ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
building.
Bare Conductor - correct answer✔✔A conductor having no covering or electrical insulation
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whatsoever.
Covered Conductor - correct answer✔✔A conductor encased within material of composition
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or thickness that is not recognized by this code as electrical insulation.
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Insulated Conductor - correct answer✔✔A conductor encased within material of ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
composition and thickness that is recognized by this Code as electrical insulation. ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
Conduit Body - correct answer✔✔A separate portion of a conduit or tubing system that
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provides access through a removable cover(s) to the interior of the system at a junction of
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two or more sections of the system or at a terminal point of the system. Boxes such as FS
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and FD or larger cast or sheet metal boxes are not classified as conduit bodies.
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Continuous Load - correct answer✔✔A load where the maximum current is expected to ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
continue for 3 hours or more. ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
Continuous Duty - correct answer✔✔Operation at a substantially constant load for an ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
indefinitely long time. ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\
