electronic device vs dongle

dongle vs electronic device

electronic device and dongle both are nouns.

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

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

electronic device: a device that accomplishes its purpose electronically
dongle: (computer science) an electronic device that must be attached to a computer in order for it to use protected software

Other hyponyms of electronic device include answering machine, beeper, pager, defibrillator, display, video display, display adapter, display adaptor, 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)	dongle (noun)
a device that accomplishes its purpose electronically	(computer science) an electronic device that must be attached to a computer in order for it to use protected software

Difference between electronic device and dongle

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