electronic

electronic: electronic e‧lec‧tron‧ic [ɪˌlekˈtrɒnɪk, ˌelɪk- ǁ -ˈtrɑː-] adjective

1. electronic equipment uses electricity and computer chip S:

• an electronic organizer (= equipment that you can use to record addresses, phone numbers etc ) with 256 KB of memory

2. using or produced by using electronic equipment:

• electronic music

• electronic publishing

— electronically adverb :

• The data is stored electronically.

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electronic UK US /ɪˌlekˈtrɒnɪk/ adjective

► using, based on, or used in a system of operation which involves the control of electric current by various devices, such as microchips: »electronic games/gadgets/goods
»They design integrated circuits and other electronic components.
»electronic device/equipment/product

→ Compare ELECTRICAL(Cf. ↑electrical)

► IT kept in electronic form on a microchip, disk, or computer: »an electronic catalogue/database
»electronic data/records

→ Compare DIGITAL(Cf. ↑digital)

► INTERNET, E-COMMERCE using the internet or another electronic communication system in order to operate: »electronic access/billing
»electronic media/publishing
»These days, people are using a growing array of electronic communication methods - e-mail, text messaging, instant messaging, and social networking sites.
electronic payment/cash system »Cheques are steadily being replaced by electronic payment systems such as debit cards.

electronically /ɪˌlekˈtrɒnɪkli/ US /-ˈtrɑːnɪ-/ adverb

► »These journals will soon be available electronically.

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