Are the Bipolar Junction Transistor and the Transistor the same thing?

Answer:
Sort of. The Bipolar Junction Transistor, or BJT, is a type of transistor. But the term transistor applies to a much wider family of components than just the Standard BJT. A rough list of the other common types of transistors includes:
Field effect transistors, or FETs, including both Junction types and Metal-oxide Semiconductor types: JFETs and MOSFETs. and also UJTs or unijunction transistors.
In a basic electronics course, though, if you say just 'transistors' it is assumed you mean BJTs.
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