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Title: Fuse (electrical) Authors: Venue: Wikipedia Year: unknown Canonical: wiki:fuse-electrical URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuse_(electrical) Collector: wikipedia OA: true ABSTRACT In electronics and electrical engineering, a fuse is an electrical safety device that operates to provide overcurrent protection of an electrical circuit. Its essential component is a metal wire or strip that melts when too much current flows through it, thereby stopping or interrupting the current. It is a sacrificial device; once a fuse has operated, it is an open circuit, and must be replaced or rewired, depending on its type.