electronic

Etymology

electron + -ic

adj

  1. (physics, chemistry) Of or pertaining to an electron or electrons.
  2. Operating on the physical behavior of electrons, especially in semiconductors.
  3. Generated by an electronic device.
    electronic music
  4. Of or pertaining to the Internet.
    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. 2013-05-25, “No hiding place”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8837, page 74

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