| English |
| ecu (en) |
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| Attestation |
3
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| Part of speech |
Noun phrase
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| Full form |
Electronic Control Unit
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| Definition |
Microprocessor and memory with electronic maps, forming the central parts of an engine management system or of subsystems such as fuel injection or ignition system.
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| Definition source |
AA.VV. (1997) Dictionary of Automobile Engineering. Teddington, Peter Collin Publishing.
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| Context |
The actual commencement of injection during the plunger´s downstroke will take place somewhere beyond the feed-port closure position, this being determined by the engine´s requirements, which are monitored by the electronic control unit (ECU) through the signals supplied by the control system sensors.
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| Context source |
eng25
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| Synonym |
ECM (Electronic Control Module)
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| Subject field |
Engine
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| Comprehensive concept |
R Electric/electronic control assembly
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| it |
ECU
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| Reliability code |
3
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