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Electronic vs Mechatronics - What's the difference?

electronic | mechatronics |

As a adjective electronic

is (physics|chemistry): of or pertaining to an electron or electrons.

As a noun mechatronics is

the synergistic combination of mechanical engineering, electronic engineering and software engineering for the study of automata from an engineering perspective and the control of advanced hybrid systems.

electronic

English

Adjective

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  • (physics, chemistry): Of or pertaining to an electron or electrons.
  • Operating on the physical behavior of electrons, especially in semiconductors.
  • Generated by an electronic device.
  • Of or pertaining to the Internet.
  • * {{quote-magazine, title=No hiding place
  • , date=2013-05-25, volume=407, issue=8837, page=74, magazine=(The Economist) citation , passage=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.}}

    Derived terms

    (electronic)

    Statistics

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    mechatronics

    Noun

    (-)
  • The synergistic combination of mechanical engineering, electronic engineering and software engineering for the study of automata from an engineering perspective and the control of advanced hybrid systems.
  • * 1989 , Makoto Kajitani, A Concept of Mechatronics
  • *:Advanced technology to create energy-saving, resorce-saving and highly intelligent systems by integrating mechanics, electronics and software is called mechatronics.
  • * 2012 , Alex A. Kecskes, The Rise of the Mechatronics Engineer
  • *:So what's this new hybrid called a Mechatronics Engineer? Simply stated, these pros apply mechanical, electrical, and computer engineering theory and techniques to create automated, intelligent products, smart devices, and industrial control systems--systems that can then be "taught" to improve their performance. This is where many future engineering jobs are headed.
  • Synonyms

    * electromechanical systems

    Derived terms

    * micromechatronics

    See also

    * electromechanical * systems