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Electronics vs Technology - What's the difference?

electronics | technology |

As nouns the difference between electronics and technology

is that electronics is the study and use of electrical devices that operate by controlling the flow of electrons or other electrically charged particles while technology is the organization of knowledge for practical purposes.

electronics

Noun

(electronics)
  • (physics) The study and use of electrical devices that operate by controlling the flow of electrons or other electrically charged particles.
  • Electronics is a popular subject.''
  • (in the plural) A device or devices which require the flow of electrons through conductors and semiconductors in order to perform their function; devices that operate on electrical power (battery or outlet);
  • Look at all the electronics in this room! (rfex)
  • Electronic circuitry.
  • The electronics is the difference between a modern and an old-fashion thermostat.
    ''The electronics are completely updated.

    Antonyms

    * mechanical device

    technology

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia technology)
  • (uncountable) The organization of knowledge for practical purposes.
  • * {{quote-magazine, date=2013-06-21, author= Chico Harlan
  • , volume=189, issue=2, page=30, magazine=(The Guardian Weekly) , title= Japan pockets the subsidy … , passage=Across Japan, technology companies and private investors are racing to install devices that until recently they had little interest in: solar panels. Massive solar parks are popping up as part of a rapid build-up that one developer likened to an "explosion."}}
  • All the different and usable technologies developed by a culture or people.
  • Usage notes

    * Adjectives often applied to "technology": assistive, automotive, biological, chemical, domestic, educational, environmental, geospatial, industrial, instructional, medical, microbial, military, nuclear, visual, advanced, sophisticated, high, modern, outdated, obsolete, simple, complex, medieval, ancient, safe, secure, effective, efficient, mechanical, electrical, electronic, emerging, alternative, appropriate, clean, disruptive.

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