With no inductive resistance to control the current going into the gadget, it amounted to a short-circuit.

There is an inductive resistance, inherent in a wound magnet, which means that the magnetism builds up gradually.

From his memory of the elements in a transparent-plastic hand-weapon barrel, Burke had concluded that it was possible to make a magnet without inductive resistance.

This is a technical description of the amount of inductive resistance a speaker offers to the flow of electrical signals from a receiver.