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Jack112 Posted 21 years ago
Grammar

Electronic / Electronics

Are these correct? If not, why? What do these mean?
1. This is an electronic product.
2. This is an electronics product.

Thanks.
  

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Hello Jack 'Electronics' is a noun meaning a scientific branch that deals with behaviors of electrons or/and with the use of any devices using the principles found in that science. 'Electronic' is an adjective meaning 'related to electronics' or 'concerned with devices produced by utilizing the knowledge obtained in 'electronics'. I don't feel any semantic difference between 'electronic products' and 'electronics products'.

— Paco2004

  • Hello Jack 'Electronics' is a noun meaning a scientific branch that deals with behaviors of electrons or/and with the use of any devices using the principles found in that science.
  • 'Electronic' is an adjective meaning 'related to electronics' or 'concerned with devices produced by utilizing the knowledge obtained in 'electronics'.
  • I don't feel any semantic difference between 'electronic products' and 'electronics products'.
  • However, to me 'electronic products' sounds better because in English [ajective + noun] is more normal as the form of noun phrases than [noun + noun].
  • paco
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Hello Jack

'Electronics' is a noun meaning a scientific branch that deals with behaviors of electrons or/and with the use of any devices using the principles found in that science. 'Electronic' is an adjective meaning 'related to electronics' or 'concerned with devices produced by utilizing the knowledge obtained in 'electronics'. I don't feel any semantic difference between 'electronic
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