electrical load
electrical component or portion of a circuit that consumes electric power
resistor
passive electronic component used for its resistance
dummy load
device used to simulate an electrical load
electrical filament
small thin wire part of incandescent light bulbs that produces light
base load
minimum level of demand on an electrical grid
high-voltage shunt regulator tube
vacuum tube (usually beam tetrode or triode) for regulating high voltage supply to the cathode ray tube