Anelectronic

/ˌænɪlɛkˈtrɑːnɪk/ adjective

Definition

Not involving or relating to electronics; existing before the development of electronic technology.

Etymology

From an- (not) plus electronic (from electron plus -ic). A descriptive term for pre-electronic or non-electronic systems.

Kelly Says

The word captures a now-vanished technological era—everything from mechanical watches to purely acoustic phonographs were anelectronic, representing a world our grandparents knew that's almost unintelligible to digital natives.

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