electronic English · revision 4584

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=derivation|attested=1901}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: UK /ˌel.ekˈtrɒn.ɪk/, US /iˌlekˈtrɑː.nɪk/^(Roach et al. 2011)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is formed from [[electron]] and the suffix [[-ic]].^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024)^(NODE 1998)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ Of or pertaining to electrons: 1901 in Etymonline,^(Etymonline) 1902 in the OED and Merriam-Webster,^(OED 1989)^(MWU 2024) the early 20th century in NODE and SOED.^(NODE 1998)^(SOED 2002)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ Pertaining to electronics, especially of a device operated by the controlled flow of electrons, is from 1930.^(Etymonline)^(OED 1989) The ''electronic computer'', colloquially an ''electronic brain'', is from 1945,^(OED 1989) and ''electronic publishing'' from 1977.^(OED 1989) Later it came to mean carried out by means of computers, as in ''electronic mail'' and ''electronic commerce''.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 1901 – pertaining to electrons.^(Etymonline)

+ * 1930 – pertaining to electronics.^(Etymonline)^(OED 1989)

+ * 1945 – ''electronic computer''.^(OED 1989)

+ * 1977 – ''electronic publishing''.^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Adjective===

+ # Of, relating to or operated by the controlled flow of electrons, as in [[transistor]]s and microchips.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

+ # Of or relating to [[electronics]].^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

+ # Carried out or stored by means of computers: ''electronic mail''.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

+ # Of music, produced or altered by electronic equipment.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

+ # Of or relating to electrons.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[electronically]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[electric]]

+ * [[electrical]]

+ * [[electron]]

+ * [[electronics]]

+ * [[email]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}