electronic device vs mouse

mouse vs electronic device

electronic device and mouse both are nouns.

electronic device is not a verb while mouse is a verb.

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

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

electronic device: a device that accomplishes its purpose electronically
mouse: a hand-operated electronic device that controls the coordinates of a cursor on your computer screen as you move it around on a pad; on the bottom of the device is a ball that rolls on the surface of the pad

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, 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)	mouse (noun)
a device that accomplishes its purpose electronically	any of numerous small rodents typically resembling diminutive rats having pointed snouts and small ears on elongated bodies with slender usually hairless tails
	a hand-operated electronic device that controls the coordinates of a cursor on your computer screen as you move it around on a pad; on the bottom of the device is a ball that rolls on the surface of the pad
	person who is quiet or timid
	a swollen bruise caused by a blow to the eye

electronic device (verb)	mouse (verb)
	manipulate the mouse of a computer
	to go stealthily or furtively

Difference between electronic device and mouse

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