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Belly Posted 18 years ago
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Electrical vs electric vs electronic

What are the differences between those words? Electrical vs electric vs electronic
  

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Electric = using electricity for power: an electric blanket; an electric kettle Electrical = related to electricity: electrical switching system; electrical faults Electronic = using, based on or used in a system of operation which involves the control of electric current by various devices: an electronic gamesboard; electronic gadgets; electronic devices.

  • Electric = using electricity for power: an electric blanket; an electric kettle Electrical = related to electricity: electrical switching system; electrical faults Electronic = using, based on or used in a system of operation which involves the control of electric current by various devices: an electronic gamesboard; electronic gadgets; electronic devices.
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Electric = using electricity for power: an electric blanket; an electric kettle

Electrical = related to electricity: electrical switching system; electrical faults

Electronic = using, based on or used in a system of operation which involves the control of electric current by various devices: an electronic gamesboard; electronic gadgets; electronic devices.
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Basically the major differents between these two technical concepts are, when dealing with the electrical components and systems you are dealing with a higher voltage and current. A lot of application may be related to power distribution, motor control system, and etc. Like for an example: 120VAC and up, three phase 460VAC. Component wise step up/down 1 to 3 phase transformers, circuit breakers,
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THANK YOU SO MUCH! Iv always been confused about this!
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The study of electricity in conductor is elecrical.

The study of electricity in semi-coductor is electronics.
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Electronic (adj.) refers to a device or system that use electrical components to process information or data, or to control a process, as opposed to an electric device that use electricity to perform an immediate and direct task; e.g. an electric motor cause a motion whose specific nature may be controlled by an electronic control (or driving) module.

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