electronic

e·lec·tron·ic  (-lk-trnk, lk-)

adj.

1. Of or relating to electrons.

2. Of, based on, operated by, or otherwise involving the controlled conduction of electrons or other charge carriers, especially in a vacuum, gas, or semiconducting material.

3. Of, relating to, or produced by means of electronics: electronic navigation; electronic books.

4. Of or relating to music produced or altered by electronic means, as by a tape recorder or synthesizer.

5. Of, implemented on, or controlled by a computer or computer network.

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e·lectroni·cal·ly adv.

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electronic

Adjective

1. (of a device, circuit, or system) containing transistors, silicon chips, etc., which control the current passing through it

2. making use of electronic systems: electronic surveillance devices

electronically adv

USAGE: Electronic is used to refer to equipment, such as television sets, computers, etc., in which the current is controlled by transistors, valves, and similar components and also to the components themselves. Electrical is used in a more general sense, often to refer to the use of electricity as a whole as opposed to other forms of energy: electrical engineering; an electrical appliance. Electric, in many cases used interchangeably with electrical, is often restricted to the description of particular devices or to concepts relating to the flow of current: electric fire; electric charge.

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electronic  (-lktrnk)

Relating to electrical devices that amplify and process electrical signals. Audio amplifiers, radios, and digital circuitry are electronic devices. The scientific study of the behavior and design of electronic devices and circuits is called electronics. Compare electric.

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	electronic - of or relating to electronics; concerned with or using devices that operate on principles governing the behavior of electrons; "electronic devices"
	2.	electronic - of or concerned with electrons; "electronic energy"

Translations

electronic [ɪlɛkˈtrɔnɪk] adj → electrónico

electronic [ɪlɛkˈtrɔnɪk] adj → électronique

electronic [ɪlɛkˈtrɔnɪk] adj → elektronisch

electronic [ɪlɛkˈtrɔnɪk] adj → elettronico/a see also electronics