Question: Can a capacitor act like a resistor?

Ian Sandal answered on 14 Mar 2015:

A resistor is something that resits and slows down the flow of current in a circuit. Using this an extreme definition, then everything acts as a resitor to some extent – even wires have some small resistance which depends on what metal it is made of.

However a capacitor is a component which is designed for a very different purpose – to store and release energy. So while it will have some resistive effects people don’t purposly use them as resistors.