electronic device vs image scanner

image scanner vs electronic device

electronic device and image scanner both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
electronic device	Yes	No	No	No
image scanner	Yes	No	No	No

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

electronic device: a device that accomplishes its purpose electronically
image scanner: an electronic device that generates a digital representation of an image for data input to a computer

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, 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)	image scanner (noun)
a device that accomplishes its purpose electronically	an electronic device that generates a digital representation of an image for data input to a computer

Difference between electronic device and image scanner

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