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Re:SiFive Tapes Out First 5nm TSMC 32-bit RISC-V Chip with 7... by dragontamer on Friday April 16, 2021 @03:17PM (#26837965)
> Indeed yes I meant cells, I'm not a native English speaker.

You're doing fine. Native English speakers don't know the difference between cell or battery either. This is more of a precise / technical engineering distinction.

* 9V Battery (https://imgur.com/FHJdhIK), a collection of 6x cells.

* AAAA Cell (one singular chemical reaction of 1.5V)

Notice that the imgur is wrong: they call it a AAAA battery (when the proper term is a AAAA cell).

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"Battery" is a bunch of objects doing one task. Originally, a "battery" described cannons. Or two rooks (in chess) that work together. Or... 6x 1.5V cells working together to produce a 9V battery.

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Re:SiFive Tapes Out First 5nm TSMC 32-bit RISC-V Chip with 7... by brucehoult on Friday April 16, 2021 @06:09PM (#26839591)
In Russian the word "battery" is most commonly used to mean a hot water radiator in an apartment.

Which is a collection of fins.

An electrical battery is called akkumulator.

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