electronic device vs compander

compander vs electronic device

electronic device and compander both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
electronic device	Yes	No	No	No
compander	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, compander is a hyponym of electronic device; that is, compander is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than electronic device:

electronic device: a device that accomplishes its purpose electronically
compander: a system for improving the signal-to-noise ratio of a signal at a transmitter or recorder by first compressing the volume range of the signal and then restoring it to its original amplitude level at the receiving or reproducing apparatus.

Other hyponyms of electronic device include answering machine, beeper, pager, defibrillator, display, video display, display adapter, display adaptor, dongle, doubler, generator, deaf-aid, hearing aid, logic element, computer mouse, mouse, multiplexer, artificial pacemaker, pacemaker, organiser, organizer, PDA, personal digital assistant, personal organiser, personal organizer, read-out, readout, repeater, digital scanner, image scanner, scanner, system clock, trackball, electron tube, thermionic tube, thermionic vacuum tube, thermionic valve, tube, vacuum tube, effects unit, fence charger, fence energizer, compressor, expander.

electronic device (noun)	compander (noun)
a device that accomplishes its purpose electronically	a system for improving the signal-to-noise ratio of a signal at a transmitter or recorder by first compressing the volume range of the signal and then restoring it to its original amplitude level at the receiving or reproducing apparatus.

Difference between electronic device and compander

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