electronic flash noun

1. An extremely intense and brief flash for high-speed photography produced by passing an electric charge through a gas-filled tube
2. The device for producing it

electronic funds transfer (system) noun

A method whereby financial credits and debits are transferred electronically (between banks and shops, etc) by computer network (electronic funds transfer at point of sale signifying such a system in operation at a shop checkout, etc, enabling payment by debit or credit card rather than by cash or cheque)

electronic ink noun

(in an e-reader) the charged black particles that are used to form the type for reading

electronic mail see email

electronic mailbox noun

A section of a central computer's memory reserved for a particular individual, into which messages can be directed

electronic music noun

Music made by arranging electronically produced sounds either directly from a keyboard, etc, or previously recorded on tape (cf musique concrète)

electronic nose see e-nose

electronic organ noun (music)

An organ in which the sound is produced electronically

electronic piano noun

A kind of synthesizer

electronic point of sale noun

(at shop checkouts) a computerized till system in which a cash till with a barcode reader is directly linked to a stock control system (abbrev EPOS)

electronic publishing noun

The publishing of information such as text and graphics in machine-readable forms

electronic signature noun (computing)

A file that confirms the identity of a computer user to another user of a network (also e-signature)

electronic tagging noun

A monitoring system allowing the supervision of an offender outside prison by means of an electronic tag (eg a bracelet or anklet fitted with a transmitter) which maintains regular signals to a central computer

electronic ticket noun see e-ticket

electronic waste noun see e-waste.