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Contact

A contact is part of the active component of an electric switch.

Contacts generally consist of metal buttons or wires that are plated with a good electrical conductor that is also corrosion-resistant, such as gold.

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See also contact (mathematics).


Contact is also the title of a science fiction novel by Carl Sagan, and film adaptation.