electronics
plural noun
elec·tron·ics
i-ˌlek-ˈträ-niks 
1
singular in construction
: a branch of physics that deals with the emission, behavior, and effects of electrons (as in electron tubes and transistors) and with electronic devices
2
: electronic components, devices, or equipment
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The numbers were driven by double-digit growth in its electronics business, set to become a standalone company named Qnity on Nov. 1.
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Jim Cramer, CNBC, 21 May 2025
Safwan Harbi, who left for Jordan with his family in 2012 and opened an electronics factory in Amman, browsed the expo while on a fact-finding visit to relocate his factory back to his homeland.
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The Voyager team suspected that the heaters on the primary thrusters had turned themselves off because of an electronics glitch.
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The customers, in that case, are the electronics manufacturers.
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Jim Cramer, CNBC, 21 May 2025
Safwan Harbi, who left for Jordan with his family in 2012 and opened an electronics factory in Amman, browsed the expo while on a fact-finding visit to relocate his factory back to his homeland.
—Taylor Luck, Christian Science Monitor, 21 May 2025
The Voyager team suspected that the heaters on the primary thrusters had turned themselves off because of an electronics glitch.
—Scott Neuman, NPR, 20 May 2025
The customers, in that case, are the electronics manufacturers.
—Chad Kirchner, ArsTechnica, 13 May 2025
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“Electronics.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/electronics. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
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electronics
noun
elec·tron·ics
i-lek-ˈträn-iks
1
: a branch of physics that deals with the giving off, action, and effects of electrons and with electronic devices
2
: electronic circuits, devices, and equipment
Medical Definition
electronics
noun plural
elec·tron·ics
-iks
1
singular in construction
: a branch of physics that deals with the emission, behavior, and effects of electrons (as in electron tubes and transistors) and with electronic devices
2
: electronic devices or equipment
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