- (of a device) having or using many small parts, such as microchips, that control and direct a small electric current
- Airline passengers no longer have to turn off all electronic devices while on the plane.
- If my kids want fancy electronic gadgets, they have to earn the money for them.
- electrical and electronic equipment
- electronic voting machines
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- done or produced by means of a computer or other electronic device
- electronic dance music
- electronic medical records
- electronic communication/banking
- This dictionary is available in electronic form.
- an electronic book/edition/text
- The advent of electronic media and the information age had a profound impact on social interaction and cultural identity.
- involving or connected with electronic equipment
- an electronic engineer
- electronic engineering
- electronic circuits
- Electronic and mechanical components don't last as long as they used to.
Word Originearly 20th cent.: from electron + -ic.
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