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| acoustic |
producing sound without electronic or electric means, as a musical instrument. [1/3 definitions] |
| activate |
to make (an electronic account or card associated with such an account) ready for use. [1/6 definitions] |
| amplifier |
an electronic device used to increase current, voltage, power, or the like. [1/2 definitions] |
| animatron ics |
electronic technology used to animate puppets or other figures. |
| audio |
a particular sound recording, often giving instructions, information, or a sample of a longer recording, made to be heard on a computer or other electronic device. [1/4 definitions] |
| audio frequency |
the range of frequencies of normally audible sound, or the corresponding electronic frequencies; usu. from about fifteen or twenty to 20,000 cycles per second. [1/2 definitions] |
| automate |
to convert to a mechanical or electronic system of operation. [2/3 definitions] |
| automated |
controlled or carried using mechanical or electronic devices rather than with the effort of humans. |
| beam |
an electronic communications signal. [2/8 definitions] |
| bias |
a voltage applied to an electronic device, such as a transistor or a vacuum tube, to establish a reference level of operation. [1/8 definitions] |
| biofeedback |
a method for self-regulation of presumably involuntary bodily functions, such as heartbeat rate, with the aid of electronic monitors that display visual representations of such functions. |
| bionic |
consisting of or supplemented by electronic or mechanical devices. [1/3 definitions] |
| bug |
(informal) an electronic listening device that has been secretly installed. [1/8 definitions] |
| bullhorn |
an electronic, usu. portable megaphone or loudspeaker that can amplify the voice or other sounds. |
| chassis |
in electronic equipment, the frame in which the functioning parts are mounted. [1/4 definitions] |
| chat |
an exchange of electronic messages occurring in real time between two or more people, usually over the internet. [1/7 definitions] |
| circuit |
an arrangement of electronic elements, including conductors, resistors, and the like, through which electric current moves. [1/8 definitions] |
| circuit board |
a backing, panel, or card, often insulated, on which electronic circuits and other components are set or imprinted. |
| coaxial cable |
a high-frequency electronic transmission cable that has two layers of conductive material, one inside the other and separated by insulation. |
| computer |
an electronic device used to store, sort, correlate, and make calculations on data at high speeds. [1/2 definitions] |
| computerize |
to process or store (information) in an electronic computer. [1/4 definitions] |
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