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BJT stands for
Bipolar Junction Transistor. It is called "bipolar" because it uses both electron and hole charge carriers to conduct current.
It has three layers of semiconductor material, which are known as the
emitter,
base, and
collector. These layers form two junctions: one between the emitter and base (the
emitter-base junction) and the other between the base and collector (the
base-collector junction).
BJTs are commonly used in
amplification and
switching applications in electronic circuits.