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Why put a resistor in series with signal line?

A lot of times in circuits I see a resistor placed in series in a signal line and sometimes even in series with an MCU's VDD line. Is the intention of this to smooth out noise in the line? How is this ...

asked Dec 10 '10 at 16:42

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