electronic devices
Circuitry-powered tools
Electronic devices are machines or tools that operate using electricity and electronic circuits—computers, smartphones, televisions, tablets, and similar equipment.
The term often appears in announcements requiring them to be silenced or stowed: Please turn off all electronic devices during takeoff.
In everyday speech, it frequently just means phones and laptops: Kids spend too much time on electronic devices.
- VR headsetsFace-worn immersive displays
- smart homeDwelling with integrated automation
- sensorsDevices that detect input
- smartphonesHandheld touchscreen computers
- touch screenInput surface sensing contact
screen time · laptops · wireless charging · pacemakers · solar cells · routers · cameras · defibrillators · smartwatches · inverters · hearing aids · televisions · headphones · walkie-talkies · night vision goggles · antennas · servers · radar systems
electronic deviceshand tools
Unpowered grip-operated devices
mechanical devices · clockwork mechanisms · hydraulic systems · acoustic instruments · mechanical tools
electronic devicesprimitive tools
Simple early-era instruments
traditional tools · ancient artifacts · traditional crafts · antique instruments · handcrafted goods
electronic devicesorganic matter
Material from living sources
living organisms · raw materials · biological systems · bare hands · natural elements