A resistive circuit is an electrical circuit designed to use resistance

Electrical resistance

The electrical resistance of an electrical element is the opposition to the passage of an electric current through that element; the inverse quantity is electrical conductance, the ease at which an electric current passes. Electrical resistance shares some conceptual parallels with the mechanical...

 as a means of controlling the behavior of the electrical current in the circuit. A light bulb is an example of a useful resistive circuit. Many devices such as floor heaters, electric stoves, ovens, clothes dryers, etc. use resistive circuits to generate heat.

See Also:

• Network analysis (electronics)
• Short circuit
  Short circuit
  A short circuit in an electrical circuit that allows a current to travel along an unintended path, often where essentially no electrical impedance is encountered....