Short circuit

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A short circuit (sometimes abbreviated to short or s/c) in an electrical circuit is one that allows a current to travel along a path along where essentially no (or a very low) electrical impedance is encountered. The electrical opposite of a short circuit is an "open circuit", which is an infinite resistance between two nodes.

It is common to misuse "short circuit" to describe any electrical malfunction, regardless of the actual problem.

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