electronic

[ih-lek-tron-ik, ee-lek-]

adjective

of or relating to electronics or to devices, circuits, or systems developed through electronics.

of or relating to electrons or to an electron.

(of a musical instrument) using electric or electronic means to produce or modify the sound.

of, relating to, or controlled by computers or computerized systems: electronic voting; an electronic document.

of or noting computerized products, services, or technologies: electronic banking.

Origin of electronic

First recorded in 1900–05; electron + -ic

Related formse·lec·tron·i·cal·ly, adverbin·ter·e·lec·tron·ic, adjectivenon·e·lec·tron·ic, adjective, nounpre·e·lec·tron·ic, adjectiveun·e·lec·tron·ic, adjective

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Examples from the Web for electronically

Contemporary Examples of electronically

Electronically, the brain center of the 777 is in its Airplane Information Management System, AIMS, in the electronics bay.
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Electronically, that machine is the equivalent of an early transistor radio.
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October 31, 2013
By the time Dutschke got arrested in January, the two pretty much hated each other electronically.
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April 25, 2013
And please, buy the book here (it's available traditionally and electronically).
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July 3, 2012
Not in person, but Chris and I had electronically met and exchanged emails.
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Historical Examples of electronically

The two readings were electronically added and fed into the transducer for automatic transmission.
The Thirst Quenchers
Rick Raphael
The watchbird's electronically fast reflexes picked up the edge of a sensation.
Watchbird
Robert Sheckley
The pin-sets in turn were electronically geared into small dirigible light bombs.
The Game of Rat and Dragon
Cordwainer Smith
TN: To assure a high quality text, the original was typed in (manually) twice and electronically compared.
A New Voyage to Carolina
John Lawson

British Dictionary definitions for electronically

electronic

adjective

of, concerned with, using, or operated by devices in which electrons are conducted through a semiconductor, free space, or gas

of or concerned with electronics

of or concerned with electrons or an electronan electronic energy level in a molecule

involving or concerned with the representation, storage, or transmission of information by electronic systemselectronic mail; electronic shopping

Derived Formselectronically, adverb

usage

Electronic is used to refer to equipment, such as television sets, computers, etc, in which the current is controlled by transistors, valves, and similar components and also to the components themselves. Electrical is used in a more general sense, often to refer to the use of electricity as a whole as opposed to other forms of energy: electrical engineering; an electrical appliance. Electric, in many cases used interchangeably with electrical, is often restricted to the description of particular devices or to concepts relating to the flow of current: electric fire; electric charge

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Word Origin and History for electronically

electronic

adj.

1902, "pertaining to electrons;" 1930 as "pertaining to electronics;" see electron + -ic. Related: Electronically.

electronically in Science

electronic

[ĭ-lĕk′trŏn′ĭk]

Relating to electrical devices that amplify and process electrical signals. Audio amplifiers, radios, and digital circuitry are electronic devices.♦ The scientific study of the behavior and design of electronic devices and circuits is called electronics. Compare electric.