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Re:An alternative to solid tantalum capacitors by gens on Wednesday March 29, 2017 @09:41AM (#13986087)
"Solid" in electronics means the former (state), not the latter.
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Re:An alternative to solid tantalum capacitors by mbell on Wednesday March 29, 2017 @10:00AM (#13986244)
It means solid as in the phase of matter in this case. The electrolyte in a tantalum capacitor can either be a solid or liquid.
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Re:An alternative to solid tantalum capacitors by tgb on Wednesday March 29, 2017 @10:07AM (#13986312)
I don't think that's universally the case, for example solid-state storage refers to the lack of moving parts.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solid-state_storage

Edit: though it does appear to be the case in this context, just to be clear.

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