This Sinple Electric Circuit Basic Electrical Diagram depicts an electrical circuit graphically. An electronic schematic, electrical diagram, or elementary diagram is a graphical showcase of an electrical circuit. A circuit diagram is an abstract visual depiction of an electrical circuit's elements, often reduced to icons representing individual parts. It reveals how everything is situated about one another and how they are linked. It's a common way to give an electrician a visual representation of the circuit. In the figure below, we see a basic circuit diagram.