electronic equipment
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3.5
- noun
- /ɪˌlɛkˈtrɒnɪk ɪˈkwɪpmənt/
- Specialized
:
equipo electrónico
- Before the presentation, make sure all electronic equipment is functioning properly.
- electrical and electronic equipment
- computer and other electronic equipment
Examples
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In the red light, the banks of instruments and electronic equipment glowed greenly.
Fiction book (1994) -
Cables and electronic equipment are on the counters.
Fiction book (1993) -
You go and turn on every piece of electronic equipment in the house.
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Turn your electronic equipment off now.
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Sometimes, I consider what it means to live in a society that values electronic equipment more than creative work.
Academic text (1994) -
There is a 30 percent import duty, on all electronic equipment.
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Where is the computer and other electronic equipment that you brought into Cuba with you?
Academic text (1996) -
Doesn't Walmart sell all sorts of electronic equipment?
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Less visible are the additional physical and logistical burdens associated with carrying all of that electronic equipment.
Academic text (2007) -
Rabin stands over Louis, a messy-looking technician at his workbench in a room full of electronic equipment.
Fiction book (1996)
Synonyms
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3.2
A machine that uses electricity to process or send information like phones and computers
How Complex
Surface Forms
Morphology
The noun phrase's meaning is directly and predictably composed from 'electronic' (relating to electronic technology) modifying 'equipment' (objects used for a task), so a B1 learner who knows both words can infer it refers to devices that use electronics. This is a straightforward adjective+noun composition, common across languages and non-idiomatic, making the expression transparent.
Etymology
The term electronic equipment names machines and tools that work with electricity. The word electronic points to tiny electric parts and the word equipment means the tools or machines, so together it means 'devices that use electricity' like computers and TVs.