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Here is a hierarchical listing of electronic components, with brief descriptions
= Passive components =
== Resistive components ==
=== Resistors ===
==== Carbon-film resistors ====
;Fixed resistor
;Potentiometer
;Trimmer
==== Metal-film resistors ====
;Fixed resistor
==== Wire-wound resistors ====
;Fixed resistor
;Potentiometer
=== Resistive Sensors ===
==== Temperature-sensors ====
;Negative Temperature Coefficient resistor (NTC)
;Positive Temperature Coefficient resistor (PTC)
;Platinum-film resistor (PT100)
==== Light-dependent resistor (LDR) ====
==== Resistive pressure or force sensor ====
=== Other Resistive Components ===
;Incandescent lamp
;Heating-element
;Metal-Oxide Varistor (MOV) 
== Reactive components ==
=== Capacitors ===
;Electrolytic (polarized) capacitor
;Ceramic capacitor
;Film capacitor
;Mica capacitor
;Trimmer
=== Piezo-Electric Elements ===
=== Inductors ===
;Inductor
;Transformer
= Active components =
== Diodes ==
;Rectifier diode
;Schottky diode
;Tunnel diode
;Zener diode
;Transient absorption diode (Transzorb)
;Light-emitting diode (LED)
;Photodiode
;Solar-cell
== Transistors ==
=== Bipolar Junction Transistors (BJT) ===
;NPN transistor
;PNP transistor
=== Unijunction Transistors (UJT) ===
=== Field-Effect Transistors (FET) ===
==== Junction-FETs (JFET) ====
;N-channel
;P-channel
==== Metal Oxide Semiconductor FET (MOSFET) ====
===== Enhancement-mode =====
;N-channel
;P-channel
===== Depletion-mode =====
;N-channel
;P-channel
===== Depletion-Enhancement-mode =====
;N-channel
;P-channel
== Thyristors ==
== Triacs ==
== Others ==
;Peltier-element