electronic equipment

Definitions of electronic equipment

1. noun

   equipment that involves the controlled conduction of electrons (especially in a gas or vacuum or semiconductor)
   synonyms: electronics

   types:

   amplifier

   electronic equipment that increases strength of signals passing through it

   audio system, sound system

   a system of electronic equipment for recording or reproducing sound

   cassette player

   electronic equipment for playing cassettes

   CD player

   a stand-alone piece of electronic equipment that either has its own display or attaches to a television set

   C.P.U., CPU, central processing unit, central processor, mainframe, processor

   (computer science) the part of a computer (a microprocessor chip) that does most of the data processing

   circuitry

   a system, or map or design for a system, of devices that provides a path for electricity to flow through

   detector

   electronic equipment that detects the presence of radio signals or radioactivity

   equaliser, equalizer

   electronic equipment that reduces frequency distortion

   electron lens, lens

   electronic equipment that uses a magnetic or electric field in order to focus a beam of electrons

   mixer

   electronic equipment that mixes two or more input signals to give a single output signal

   modem

   (from a combination of MOdulate and DEModulate) electronic equipment consisting of a device used to connect computers by a telephone line

   monitor

   a piece of electronic equipment that keeps track of the operation of a system continuously and warns of trouble

   monitor

   electronic equipment that is used to check the quality or content of electronic transmissions

   auxiliary equipment, off-line equipment

   electronic equipment not in direct communication (or under the control of) the central processing unit

   CRO, cathode-ray oscilloscope, oscilloscope, scope

   electronic equipment that provides visual images of varying electrical quantities

   computer peripheral, peripheral, peripheral device

   (computer science) electronic equipment connected by cable to the CPU of a computer

   playback

   electronic equipment comprising the part of a tape recorder that reproduces the recorded material

   radio-gramophone, radio-phonograph

   electronic equipment consisting of a combination of a radio receiver and a record player

   scrambler

   electronic equipment that makes speech unintelligible during transmission and restores it at reception

   set

   any electronic equipment that receives or transmits radio or tv signals

   tape deck

   electronic equipment for making or playing magnetic tapes (but without amplifiers or speakers); a component in an audio system

   tape player

   electronic equipment for playing back magnetic tapes

   phone, telephone, telephone set

   electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds

   television equipment, video equipment

   electronic equipment that broadcasts or receives electromagnetic waves representing images and sound

   terminal

   electronic equipment consisting of a device providing access to a computer; has a keyboard and display

   acoustic modem

   a modem that converts electrical signals to telephone tones and back again

   audio amplifier

   an amplifier that increases the amplitude of reproduced sound

   booster, booster amplifier, booster station, relay link, relay station, relay transmitter

   an amplifier for restoring the strength of a transmitted signal

   cardiac monitor, heart monitor

   a piece of electronic equipment for continual observation of the function of the heart

   cassette deck

   a tape deck for playing and recording cassette tapes

   crystal detector

   a detector consisting of a fine wire in contact with a galena crystal; acts as a rectifier

   data input device, input device

   a device that can be used to insert data into a computer or other computational device

   desk phone

   a telephone set that sits on a desk or table

   dial phone, dial telephone

   a telephone with a dial for registering the number to be called

   electronic fetal monitor, electronic foetal monitor, fetal monitor, foetal monitor

   an electronic monitor that monitors fetal heartbeat and the mother's uterine contractions during childbirth

   extension, extension phone, telephone extension

   an additional telephone set that is connected to the same telephone line

   French telephone, handset

   telephone set with the mouthpiece and earpiece mounted on a single handle

   job-oriented terminal

   a terminal designed for a particular application

   maser

   an acronym for microwave amplification by stimulated emission of radiation; an amplifier that works on the same principle as a laser and emits coherent microwave radiation

   output device

   electronic or electromechanical equipment connected to a computer and used to transfer data out of the computer in the form of text, images, sounds, or other media

   pay-phone, pay-station

   a coin-operated telephone

   printer

   (computer science) an output device that prints the results of data processing

   radiophone, radiotelephone, wireless telephone

   a telephone that communicates by radio waves rather than along cables

   receiver, receiving system

   set that receives radio or tv signals

   recording system

   audio system for recoding sound

   link-attached station, link-attached terminal, remote station, remote terminal

   a terminal connected to a computer by a data link

   reproducer

   an audio system that can reproduce and amplify signals to produce sound

   electronic scanner, scanner

   a radio receiver that moves automatically across some selected range of frequencies looking for some signal or condition

   speakerphone

   a telephone with a microphone and loudspeaker; can be used without picking up a handset; several people can participate in a call at the same time

   camera, television camera, tv camera

   television equipment consisting of a lens system that focuses an image on a photosensitive mosaic that is scanned by an electron beam

   television monitor, tv monitor

   monitor used in a studio for monitoring the program being broadcast

   sender, transmitter

   set used to broadcast radio or tv signals

   type of:

   equipment

   an instrumentality needed for an undertaking or to perform a service