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Guest Posted 22 years ago
Grammar

"electric" vs. "electronic"

I've reviewed Webster & American Heritage & think I've got a good grip on the definitions of "electric" and of "electronic", but am not clear on when it is appropriate to use one or the other.

Is my computer electric, electronic or both? What about a light bulb, a flashlight, my digital watch or my brain?
  

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Here's what I think; your computer, radio, TV, etc are electronic devices. Those electronic devices need to use electric current.

— Louisthu

  • Here's what I think; your computer, radio, TV, etc are electronic devices.
  • Those electronic devices need to use electric current.
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Here's what I think;

your computer, radio, TV, etc are electronic devices. Those electronic devices need to use electric current.
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Your computer works with electricity, but formally speaking it's an electronic apparatus. A digital watch is also electronic although it works with electricity supplied from a small battery. A light bulb and a flashlight, which is pretty much the same thing, are electric appliances. Believe or not, your brain is electric.
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Electric means what is supplied electricity and electronic means what will running by electricity

I am from Bangladesh.

thanks

Khorshed
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Electric runs off some sort of electricity.

Per answers.com, Electronic means:

The use of electricity in intelligence-bearing devices, such as radios, TVs, instruments, computers and telecommunications. Electricity used as raw power for heat, light and motors is considered electrical, not electronic.

Although coined earlier, "Electronics" magazine (1930) popularized t
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Anon, do you realize you are answering a question that was last posted to three and a half years ago?

We're always happy to welcome new people, but finding a more recent post, in which the person is likely to still be around to benefit from your response, is probably a better use of your talents.
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Despite the fact that others have not added comments to this thread for years, they may indeed benefit from the discussion thread - even a new update to an old thread. I needed to know the difference between electrical and electronic, and the most recent entry helped.
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From a professional point of view, electric - refers to something realted to "Alternating Current" or "AC" for short. In the US, it's 120 volt AC which is what comes out from your wall socket. Electric appliances are all around our house: Iron, toaster, can opener, hair dryer , TV 's and table lamps etc... The term electronic refers to gadgets or something utilizing "dire
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Hi,
there's no "standard" definition of the difference between electric and electronic circuits or devices. I can only tell you the most popular one, the one you'll find in most books about electronics. In brief:

- An electric circuit does not contain active components. Electronic circuits contain active components. Active components are the ones that appear
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Electronic is the adj. form of electron.

See the words of the same category and with the same suffix below:

electron

proton

neutron

and also photon

-on means such kind of micro particles. So electronic emphasizes the particle attributes; while electric emphasizes the currency
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MapleElectronic is the adj. form of electron.

See the words of the same category and with the same suffix below:

electron

proton

neutron

and also photon

-on means such kind of micro particles. So electronic emphasizes the particle attr
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