electronic device

/ɪlɛkˈtrɑnɪk dɪˈvaɪs/

/ɪlɛkˈtrɒnɪk dɪˈvaɪs/

Other forms: electronic devices

Definitions of electronic device

1. noun

   a device that accomplishes its purpose electronically
   types:

   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

   display, video display

   an electronic device that represents information in visual form

   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

   an electronic device for producing a signal voltage

   deaf-aid, hearing aid

   an electronic device that amplifies sound and is worn to compensate for poor hearing

   logic element

   an electronic device that performs an elementary logic operation

   computer mouse, mouse

   a hand-operated electronic device that controls the coordinates of a cursor on your computer screen as you move it around on a pad; on the bottom of the device is a ball that rolls on the surface of the pad

   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, organiser, organizer, personal digital assistant, personal organiser, personal 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

   digital scanner, image scanner, scanner

   an electronic device that generates a digital representation of an image for data input to a computer

   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

   electron tube, thermionic tube, thermionic vacuum tube, thermionic valve, tube, vacuum tube

   electronic device consisting of a system of electrodes arranged in an evacuated glass or metal envelope

   acorn tube

   a small vacuum tube; used at high frequencies

   caller ID

   a small display that will show you the telephone number of the party calling you

   data multiplexer

   a multiplexer that permits two or more data sources to share a common transmission medium

   alphanumeric display, digital display

   a display that gives the information in the form of characters (numbers or letters)

   diode, rectifying tube, rectifying valve

   a thermionic tube having two electrodes; used as a rectifier

   board, display board, display panel

   a vertical surface on which information can be displayed to public view

   electron multiplier

   a vacuum tube that amplifies a flow of electrons

   FPD, flat panel display

   a type of video display that is thin and flat; commonly used in laptop computers

   gas-discharge tube

   a tube in which an electric discharge takes place through a gas

   klystron

   an electron tube used to generate or amplify electromagnetic radiation in the microwave region by velocity modulation

   magnetron

   a diode vacuum tube in which the flow of electrons from a central cathode to a cylindrical anode is controlled by crossed magnetic and electric fields; used mainly in microwave oscillators

   monitor, monitoring device

   display produced by a device that takes signals and displays them on a television screen or a computer monitor

   oscillator

   generator that produces sonic oscillations or alternating current

   pentode

   a thermionic tube having five electrodes

   pulse generator

   a generator of single or multiple voltage pulses; usually adjustable for pulse rate

   CRT screen, screen

   the display that is electronically created on the surface of the large end of a cathode-ray tube

   television pickup tube, television-camera tube

   a tube that rapidly scans an optical image and converts it into electronic signals

   tetrode

   a thermionic tube having four electrodes

   threshold element, threshold gate

   a logic element that performs a threshold operation

   triode

   a thermionic vacuum tube having three electrodes; fluctuations of the charge on the grid control the flow from cathode to anode which makes amplification possible

   VDU, visual display unit

   (British) British term for video display

   window

   (computer science) a rectangular part of a computer screen that contains a display different from the rest of the screen

   X-ray tube

   a vacuum tube containing a metal target onto which a beam of electrons is directed at high energy for the generation of X rays

   type of:

   device

   an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose