electronic ignition

American  

noun

1. an automotive ignition in which electrical pulses are generated electronically, usually by transistors controlled by sensing devices, without the use of mechanically actuated breaker points.

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electronic ignition British  

noun

1. any system that uses an electronic circuit to supply the voltage to the sparking plugs of an internal-combustion engine

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Example Sentences

"From a technical perspective, Colossus was an important precursor of the modern electronic digital computer," he said.

From BBC • Jan. 17, 2024

Another Red Scare target was John Mauchly, a chief designer of the first American electronic digital computers and a founder of the computer company UNIVAC.

From Salon • Dec. 28, 2016

Tommy Flowers' team at Dollis Hill explained to Bletchley the benefits of valve-based, electronic digital processing and by the end of 1943, the first 1,500-valve Colossus computer arrived.

From The Guardian • Jun. 27, 2012

And yet most Americans have no idea who invented the electronic digital computer - arguably the most transformative leap of all.

From Washington Post • Jan. 6, 2011

He dreamed of “ electronic digital India” uniting the country in the way that the railway system has helped do in the past.

From Newsweek