transistorize

/trænˈzɪstəraɪz/
verb
  1. To convert (an electronic device) to use transistors instead of vacuum tubes.
    • Engineers worked to transistorize the old military communication system.
    • It took several years to fully transistorize the telephone network.
    • The company decided to transistorize their entire line of audio equipment.
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