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    A transducer is a device, usually electrical, electronic, or electro-mechanical, that converts one type of energy to another for various purposes including measurement or information transfer. In a broader sense, a transducer is sometimes defined as any device that converts a signal from one form to another.

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    List of transducers
    This list is confined to the narrower definition of the term.

      Electrochemical:
      Electromechanical:
        (electromechanical output devices are generically called actuators)
      Electroacoustic:
        hydrophone - converts changes in water pressure into an electrical form
        microphone - converts changes in air pressure into an electrical signal
      Electromagnetic:
        tape head - converts changing magnetic fields into electrical form
      Electrostatic:
      Thermoelectric:
        RTD Resistance Temperature Detector
        thermistor (includes PTC resistor and NTC resistor)
      Other:

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