Editing Short circuit (section)

{{Short description|Electrical circuit with negligible impedance}}
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{{more citations needed|date=July 2019}}[[File:Crossed wires.JPG|thumb|Tree limbs cause a short circuit, triggering an [[electrical arc]] during a storm.]]

A '''short circuit''' (sometimes abbreviated to '''short''' or '''s/c''') is an [[electrical network|electrical circuit]] that allows a [[Electric current|current]] to travel along an unintended path with no or very low [[electrical impedance]]. This results in an excessive current flowing through the circuit.
The opposite of a short circuit is an '''open circuit''', which is an infinite [[Electrical resistance and conductance|resistance]] (or very [[high impedance]]) between two nodes.