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• Waveguide

A metallic microwave conductor, typically rectangular in shape, used to carry microwave signals into and out of microwave antennas.

• Watt

The watt (symbol: W) is the SI derived unit of power, equal to one joule of energy per second. It measures a rate of energy conversion.