electronic device vs generator

generator vs electronic device

electronic device and generator both are nouns.

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

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

electronic device: a device that accomplishes its purpose electronically
generator: an electronic device for producing a signal voltage

Other hyponyms of electronic device include answering machine, beeper, pager, defibrillator, display, video display, display adapter, display adaptor, dongle, doubler, 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)	generator (noun)
a device that accomplishes its purpose electronically	engine that converts mechanical energy into electrical energy by electromagnetic induction
	an apparatus that produces a vapor or gas
	an electronic device for producing a signal voltage
	someone who originates or causes or initiates something

Difference between electronic device and generator

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