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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Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 14 Apr. 2025
Trump administration officials, including top trade adviser Peter Navarro, have pushed back on describing the electronics carve-out as an exemption.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Apr. 2025
Workers process electronic products such as data cables at an electronics factory in the Guangdong-Guangxi Cooperative Industrial Park in Rongan county, Liuzhou city, South China’s Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region on April 8, 2025.
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Output of computer and electronics products has grown 1,200% since 1994.
—Veronique De Rugy, Oc Register, 28 Mar. 2025
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Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 14 Apr. 2025
Trump administration officials, including top trade adviser Peter Navarro, have pushed back on describing the electronics carve-out as an exemption.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Apr. 2025
Workers process electronic products such as data cables at an electronics factory in the Guangdong-Guangxi Cooperative Industrial Park in Rongan county, Liuzhou city, South China’s Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region on April 8, 2025.
—Dan Mangan, CNBC, 9 Apr. 2025
Output of computer and electronics products has grown 1,200% since 1994.
—Veronique De Rugy, Oc Register, 28 Mar. 2025
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“Electronics.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/electronics. Accessed 23 Apr. 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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