介质 (jiè zhì) — medium (e.g., transmission medium, storage medium)
Definition
In physics and computing, a medium that carries, transmits, or stores something — like a transmission medium or storage medium. It refers to the material or channel itself, not the signal.
noun
medium (e.g., transmission medium, storage medium)
Examples
- 介质。Guāng xiān shì yì zhǒng hěn hǎo de chuán shū jiè zhì.Optical fiber is a very good transmission medium.
- 介质。Zhè ge yìng pán de cún chǔ jiè zhì shì gù tài de.The storage medium of this hard drive is solid-state.
- 介质。Guāng pán zuò wéi cún chǔ jiè zhì yǐ jīng yòng dé yuè lái yuè shǎo le.As a storage medium, CDs are used less and less.
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