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Nick Alexeev
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What is crystal, resonator, crystal resonator, crystal oscillator?

After browsing different online electronic stores, I got a little bit confused with crystals...

  1. What's the proper name for this: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:16MHZ_Crystal.jpg Crystal? Quartz crystal? Resonator? Quartz crystal resonator? Oscillator? Crystal Oscillator?

  2. This one have the same function as what I posted on #1 but less accuracy and stability?
    i00.i.aliimg.com/photo/247949494/Ceramic_resonator.jpg Is it called Resonator? Ceramic resonator? Ceramic crystal? Oscillator?

  3. This is the same as #2 but have two ceramic capacitors built in? i01.i.aliimg.com/wsphoto/v0/1122545575/5-x-Radial-Lead-20-000-MHz-font-b-Ceramic-b-font-font-b-Resonator-b.jpg So what do you call it?

  4. What do you call these:
    www.token.com.tw/resonator/image/resonator-ztb500e.jpg

  5. This is the schematic symbol for #1? upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cb/Crystal-oscillator-IEC-Symbol.svg What about for #2, #3 and #4?

  6. This is a crystal oscillator? Can I replace The "Crystal" with #2/#3/#4??
    letsmakerobots.com/files/userpics/u1533/4MHz_crystal_oscillator_.jpg

Shinji
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