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24 January
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What is the difference between electric and electronic ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
What is the difference between electric and electronic ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
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@Keisuke-N
electronic usually means anything that has a circuit board inside. It usually also means that the device is more digital than analog in its function. A digital device usually contains one or more of the following components: processors, microchips, transistors, etc.
Electric just means it is powered by electricity.
So all electronic things are electric but not all electric things are electronic.
A cell phone is an electronic device.
A light bulb is electric.
A microwave oven is electronic.
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Electronic
(of a device) having or operating with the aid of many small components, especially microchips and transistors, that control and direct an electric current.
ex. Electronic calculator.
Electric
of, worked by, charged with, or producing electricity.
ex. an electric stove, an electric generator, an electric chair,
- English (US)
@Keisuke-N
electronic usually means anything that has a circuit board inside. It usually also means that the device is more digital than analog in its function. A digital device usually contains one or more of the following components: processors, microchips, transistors, etc.
Electric just means it is powered by electricity.
So all electronic things are electric but not all electric things are electronic.
A cell phone is an electronic device.
A light bulb is electric.
A microwave oven is electronic.
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- English (US)
- Polish
This studio has a electric kettle, kitchenware and microwave.
Everyday I was spending several hours reading books and building radios and other electronic equipment.
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