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From electron + -ic.

electronic (not comparable)

  1. (physics, chemistry) Of or pertaining to an electron or electrons.
  2. Operating on the physical behavior of electrons, especially in semiconductors.
    electronic timer
  3. Generated or transmitted by an electronic device.
    electronic music
  4. Of or pertaining to digital or computer technology.
  5. Denoting a method analogous to the named non-electronic object or practice
    electronic mail
    electronic signature
  6. Of or pertaining to the Internet.
    • 2013 May 25, “No hiding place”, in The Economist‎[1], volume 407, number 8837, page 74:
      In America alone, people spent $170 billion on “direct marketing”—junk mail of both the physical and electronic varieties—last year. Yet of those who received unsolicited adverts through the post, only 3% bought anything as a result.

English terms starting with “electronic”

pertaining to electrons

operating on behavior of electrons

generated by electronic device

of or pertaining to the Internet

electronic (plural electronics)

  1. A device which runs on electricity.

electronic (not comparable)

  1. electronic

Borrowed from French électronique. By surface analysis, electron +‎ -ic.

electronic m or n (feminine singular electronică, masculine plural electronici, feminine/neuter plural electronice)

  1. electronic