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e·lec·tron·ic

[i-lek-tron-ik, ee-lek-] Pronunciation Key

–adjective

1.	of or pertaining to electronics or to devices, circuits, or systems developed through electronics.

2.	of or pertaining to electrons or to an electron.

3.	(of a musical instrument) using electric or electronic means to produce or modify the sound.

4.	of, pertaining to, or controlled by computers, or computer products and services.

[Origin: 1900–05; electron + -ic

]

—Related forms

e·lec·tron·i·cal·ly, adverb

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e·lec·tron·ic (ĭ-lěk-trŏn'ĭk, ē'lěk-) Pronunciation Key
adj.

Of or relating to electrons.
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.
Of, relating to, or produced by means of electronics: electronic navigation; electronic books.
Of or relating to music produced or altered by electronic means, as by a tape recorder or synthesizer.
Of, implemented on, or controlled by a computer or computer network.

e·lec'tron'i·cal·ly adv.

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

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electronic (ĭ-lěk'trŏn'ĭk) Pronunciation Key

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.

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Electronic

E`lec*tron"ic\, a. (Physics & Chem.) Of or pertaining to an electron or electrons.

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