electronic device vs vacuum tube

vacuum tube vs electronic device

electronic device and vacuum tube both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
electronic device	Yes	No	No	No
vacuum tube	Yes	No	No	No

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

electronic device: a device that accomplishes its purpose electronically
vacuum tube: electronic device consisting of a system of electrodes arranged in an evacuated glass or metal envelope

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, system clock, trackball, electron tube, thermionic tube, thermionic vacuum tube, thermionic valve, tube, effects unit, compander, fence charger, fence energizer, compressor, expander.

electronic device (noun)	vacuum tube (noun)
a device that accomplishes its purpose electronically	electronic device consisting of a system of electrodes arranged in an evacuated glass or metal envelope

Difference between electronic device and vacuum tube

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