Definition: | branch of science and technology dealing with the motion of charge carriers in vacuum, gas or semiconductor, the resulting electric conduction phenomena, and their applications
NOTE 1 – Phenomena and applications such as electric arc welding, ignition sparks in motors, corona effect are generally excluded from electronics.
NOTE 2 – In French, the term "électronique" is also used for the electronic part of an apparatus or equipment which performs one or more specific functions.
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