electronic device vs system clock

system clock vs electronic device

electronic device and system clock both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
electronic device	Yes	No	No	No
system clock	Yes	No	No	No

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

electronic device: a device that accomplishes its purpose electronically
system clock: an electronic device in a computer that issues a steady high-frequency signal that synchronizes all the internal components

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, image scanner, scanner, 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)	system clock (noun)
a device that accomplishes its purpose electronically	an electronic device in a computer that issues a steady high-frequency signal that synchronizes all the internal components
	a time-of-day clock in a computer system

Difference between electronic device and system clock

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