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Included Accessories Generally, handheld leaf mulchers come with a vacuum tube and leaf collection bag.
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Renee Freemon Mulvihill, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Jan. 2025
However, developments in vacuum tube technology have made the concept more viable.
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Aron Solomon, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
The vacuum also has two wheels underneath it, which helps move it around since the vacuum tube is bigger than the blower tube.
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Sandi Schwartz, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Nov. 2024
Like moving from a vacuum tube to a microchip, the technology promises to perform the same task as traditional vaccines, but exponentially faster, and for a fraction of the cost.
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Stephen Buranyi, WIRED, 2 Oct. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
1859, in the meaning defined above
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“Vacuum tube.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vacuum%20tube. Accessed 10 Feb. 2025.
Kids Definition
vacuum tube
noun
: an electron tube from which most of the air has been removed
Medical Definition
vacuum tube
noun
: an electronic device in which conduction by electrons takes place through a vacuum within a sealed glass or metal container and which has various uses based on the controlled flow of electrons
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