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electronic

Syllabification: (e·lec·tron·ic)

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Definition of electronic

adjective

  • 1(of a device) having or operating with the aid of many small components, especially microchips and transistors, that control and direct an electric current:an electronic calculator
  • (of music) produced by electronic instruments.
  • of or relating to electronics:a degree in electronic engineering
  • 2of or relating to electrons.
  • 3carried out or accessed by means of a computer or other electronic device, especially over a network:electronic banking

Derivatives

electronically

Pronunciation: /-(ə)lē/

adverb

Origin:

early 20th century: from electron + -ic

electronic in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of electronic in the British & World English dictionary