Definition of electronic device Electronic device
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| electronic device - a device that accomplishes its purpose electronically | ||
| device any clever maneuver; "he would stoop to any device to win a point"; "it was a great sales gimmick"; "a cheap promotions gimmick for greedy businessmen" | ||
| answering machine an electronic device that answers the telephone and records messages | ||
| beeper, pager an electronic device that generates a series of beeps when the person carrying it is being paged | ||
| defibrillator an electronic device that administers an electric shock of preset voltage to the heart through the chest wall in an attempt to restore the normal rhythm of the heart during ventricular fibrillation | ||
| video display, display something shown to the public; "the museum had many exhibits of oriental art" | ||
| display adapter, display adaptor (computer science) an electronic device that converts information in memory to video output to a display | ||
| dongle (computer science) an electronic device that must be attached to a computer in order for it to use protected software | ||
| doubler an electronic device that doubles the voltage or the frequency of an input signal | ||
| generator engine that converts mechanical energy into electrical energy by electromagnetic induction | ||
| deaf-aid, hearing aid a conical acoustic device formerly used to direct sound to the ear of a hearing-impaired person | ||
| logic element an electronic device that performs an elementary logic operation | ||
| computer mouse, mouse any of numerous small rodents typically resembling diminutive rats having pointed snouts and small ears on elongated bodies with slender usually hairless tails | ||
| multiplexer a device that can interleave two or more activities | ||
| artificial pacemaker, pacemaker an implanted electronic device that takes over the function of the natural cardiac pacemaker | ||
| pda, personal digital assistant, personal organiser, personal organizer, organiser, organizer a lightweight consumer electronic device that looks like a hand-held computer but instead performs specific tasks; can serve as a diary or a personal database or a telephone or an alarm clock etc. | ||
| read-out, readout an electronic device the displays information is a visual form | ||
| repeater (electronics) electronic device that amplifies a signal before transmitting it again; "repeaters can be used in computer networks to extend cabling distances" | ||
| digital scanner, image scanner, scanner a radio receiver that moves automatically across some selected range of frequencies looking for some signal or condition; "they used scanners to monitor police radio channels" | ||
| system clock an electronic device in a computer that issues a steady high-frequency signal that synchronizes all the internal components | ||
| trackball an electronic device consisting of a rotatable ball in a housing; used to position the cursor and move images on a computer screen; "a trackball is essentially an upside-down mouse" | ||
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