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Voltmeter.
Current and voltage are two different things. They are closely related but a current does not imply a voltage and nor does a voltage imply a current.

A volt meter is used to measure a voltage. The voltage may be across a battery or other power source. It may be across a component such as a resistor or a group of components. If a current is flowing through a resistor, there will be a voltage across the resistor. Similarly, if there is a voltage across a resistor, there will be a current flowing.

Current is measured using an ammeter - Current is measured in amps, hence the name of the meter.

The two meters together can be used to analyze most electronic circuits and they are the two most important items of test equipment in electronics. Devices called multi-meters are combined ammeters and voltmeters and are in every electronics engineer's toolbox.

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