A MOSFET has how many terminals?

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A MOSFET has 3 or 4 terminals.

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A mosfet  has  three  terminals  (drain,source and  gate)

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A MOSFET having three terminals 1st one is Gate (insulated), 2nd one is Source and 3rd one is Drain.

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