electronic device vs display adapter

display adapter vs electronic device

electronic device and display adapter both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
electronic device	Yes	No	No	No
display adapter	Yes	No	No	No

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

electronic device: a device that accomplishes its purpose electronically
display adapter: (computer science) an electronic device that converts information in memory to video output to a display

Other hyponyms of electronic device include answering machine, beeper, pager, defibrillator, display, video display, 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, compander, fence charger, fence energizer, compressor, expander.

electronic device (noun)	display adapter (noun)
a device that accomplishes its purpose electronically	(computer science) an electronic device that converts information in memory to video output to a display

Difference between electronic device and display adapter

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