English

Noun

power supply ‎(plural power supplies)

1. Used other than as an idiom: see power,‎ supply.

   The utility will invest in power plants and transmission lines to ensure a stable power supply.

2. a source of power such as the mains or a generator.
3. That part of a piece of electronic apparatus that provides appropriate voltages for the rest of the electronics from the connected AC source.

Translations

Hyponyms

• power adaptor / power adapter
• power brick
• power supply unit / PSU / P.S.U. / P. S. U.
• wall wart

See also

• charger
• low-power mode
• power unit

References

• OED2
• “power supply” (US) / “power supply” (UK) in Oxford Dictionaries, Oxford University Press.