Technology vs Electronic - What's the difference?
technology | electronic |
(uncountable) The organization of knowledge for practical purposes.
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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.
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As a noun technology
is (uncountable) the organization of knowledge for practical purposes.As an adjective electronic is
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Noun
(wikipedia technology)Chico Harlan
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."}}
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industrial, instructional, medical, microbial, military, nuclear, visual, advanced, sophisticated, high, modern, outdated, obsolete, simple, complex, medieval, ancient, safe, secure, effective, efficient, mechanical, electrical, electronic, emerging, alternative, appropriate,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.Derived terms
* * * *External links
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Adjective
(-)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.}}