electronic — English Dictionary

Adjective

1. Of or pertaining to an electron or electrons.

   Usage

   • not-comparable

2. Operating on the physical behavior of electrons, especially in semiconductors.

   Usage

   • not-comparable

   Examples

   electronic timer

3. Generated or transmitted by an electronic device.

   Usage

   • not-comparable

   Examples

   electronic music

4. Of or pertaining to digital or computer technology.

   Usage

   • not-comparable

5. Denoting a method analogous to the named non-electronic object or practice

   Usage

   • not-comparable

   Examples

   electronic mail

   electronic signature

6. Of or pertaining to the Internet.

   Usage

   • not-comparable

   Examples

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   In America alone, people spent $170 billion on “direct marketing”—junk mail of both the physical and electronic varieties—last year. Yet of those who received unsolicited adverts through the post, only 3% bought anything as a result.

Noun

1. A device which runs on electricity.

Adjective

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

   Examples

   electronic devices

2. of or concerned with electrons

   Examples

   electronic energy