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When a chip pin provides current like the positive terminal of a battery, it is said to “source” current. When a chip pin receives current like the negative terminal of a battery, it is said to “sink” current. These terms are reminiscent of the water analogy, where water comes out of the source and then goes into the sink.
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Cook, D. (2002). Transistor Switches. In: Robot Building for Beginners. Apress, Berkeley, CA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4302-0826-6_16
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