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Definition of electronics

noun

[usually treated as singular]
  • the branch of physics and technology concerned with the design of circuits using transistors and microchips, and with the behaviour and movement of electrons in a semiconductor, conductor, vacuum, or gas: electronics is seen as a growth industry [as modifier]:electronics engineers
  • [treated as plural] circuits or devices using transistors, microchips, and other components: the electronics have been incorporated inside a connector

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