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electronica

Electronica does not exist. Not as a genre or a description. It was coined by the North American music press to refer to the second wave of electronic music's explosion in the late 90s, and exists purely as a marketing buzzword, not any actual quantifiable branch of music (the first wave of electronic music, incidentally, they called 'techno', and, having driven the word into the ground beyond all sense of meaning, they couldn't keep using it if they wished to re-market the music). Daft Punk, Fatboy Slim, Prodigy's 'Fat of the Land', Chemical Brothers and other big-time stars of that period were all called "electronica" at one point or another, but the person who really popularized it in the public consciousness was Madonna and her shallow, William Orbit-produced piss-poor attempt at appropriating trance music as something she invented (Ray of Light). She used that word all the damn time in interviews. God I hate her. So yeah: There is no such thing as electronica. -Ishkur
"I don't listen to electronica. I do listen to EDM, though."
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electronical

The stereo is an electronical device.
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electronica

A genre of music which is mainly created by the use of computer systems and other electronic devices. Includes many differnt styles such as Techno, Trance, Breakbeats, NRG, Melodic, etc.
Yeah I reckon my favourite style of electronica would probably be Hard Trance.
by pRopS June 25, 2003
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electronicity

The attribute of being electronic, like computers, audio and video systems, lasers, cell phones, email, lasers, radios, etc. Pronounced "ee-lek-tron-IH-sih-tee". Also "electronicality", "ee-lek-tron-ih-KAL-ih-tee".
We're surrounded by electronicity, and I LOVE it!
by pentozali August 29, 2011
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electronically challenged

When you don't know how to use the latest technology, and you just mess things up even worse when you try.
Denny "how do I get this tv thing to play the movie ? I put the cd in it."

Jeff " Man, I swear your electronically challenged!"
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electronicals

a word that covers all electronic devices

Spouse A to Spouse B: Have you muted all your electronicals so we can sleep in peace tonight?

Spouse B to Spouse A: Yes, dear. And have you plugged in your electronicals for recharging?
electronicals, Itouch, PSP, Nintendo DS, cell phone, Blackberry, Iphone, tv remote, laptop, GPS, key fob remote, etc
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electricianist

Henry is a master electricianist, he can wire up just about anything.
by George April 8, 2005
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