electronically

American

[i-lek-trah-nik-uh-lee, uh-lek-, ee-lek-, -nik-lee] / ɪˌlɛkˈtrɑ nɪk ə li, əˌlɛk-, ˌi lɛk-, -nɪk li /

adverb

using electronic technology.

Example Sentences

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Investigators will be looking to see if the aircraft friend-or-foe transponders, which are supposed to broadcast the information about a plane electronically, were working properly.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

There is no system for them to cast ballots at embassies, by mail or electronically.

From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026

In an ethics filing he electronically signed in June, Blanche said his bitcoin and other cryptocurrency investments — including Solana, Cardano and Ethereum — “were gifted in their entirety to my grandchild and adult children.”

From Salon • Jan. 24, 2026

There is also a Home Office online scheme which verifies the status of some non-British or Irish citizens, whose immigration status is held electronically.

From BBC • Jan. 13, 2026

He felt he was one of the creatures electronically inserted between the slots of the phono-colour walls, speaking, but the speech not piercing the crystal barrier.

From "Fahrenheit 451" by Ray Bradbury

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