electronic revolution
collocation in Englishmeaningsofelectronicandrevolution
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electronic
adjective
uk/ˌel.ekˈtrɒn.ɪk/us/iˌlekˈtrɑː.nɪk/
(especially of equipment), using, based on, or used in a system of operation that involves the control of electric current by ...
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revolution
noun
uk/ˌrev.əˈluː.ʃən/us/ˌrev.əˈluː.ʃən/
a change in the way a country is governed, usually to a different political system and often using violence ...
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(Definition ofelectronicandrevolutionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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But theelectronicrevolutionis making it certain that it will play a minority role.
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The second major cause of change is theelectronicrevolution.
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It is probably true to say that a lot of this concern has been brought about by theelectronicrevolutionin text production.
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This article, which is the lead article in this volume, provides an excellent overview of how theelectronicrevolutionhas evolved during the last 20 years.
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Only with theelectronicrevolutionhas this changed, thanks (pretty much in order) to telegraph, radio, telephone, television, faxes, computers, internet, emailing, texting and so on.
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Theelectronicrevolutionis perhaps more radical and swifter in its development than any of those.
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We all agree about the importance of theelectronicrevolutionand our need to embrace it.
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We also need to replace much exchange equipment that has been outdated by theelectronicrevolution.
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In our rapidly changing society we are now in the age ofelectronicrevolution.
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Theelectronicrevolutionis already radically altering the nature of work, making it more capital intensive.
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We should draw up training plans for new developments relating to theelectronicrevolution, in industry as well.
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There is no doubt that as we move into the next millennium theelectronicrevolutionwill gather pace.
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Let me turn now to theelectronicrevolution, or what is sometimes called new or emerging technology.
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It looks at how our species, which began by communicating only orally, developed more permanent reference materials from clay-and-cuneiform, reed-and-hieroglyph through to the currentelectronicrevolution.
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Surely, more than just skill training, we should provide higher education, so that those young people can take advantage of theelectronicrevolution.
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Theelectronicrevolutionallowed inexpensive sensors and controls to be integrated into most equipment.
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People who do not sign up to theelectronicrevolutionand the information society cause problems because we have to re-engineer and have several different forms of information transmission.
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A number of the broadsheets in circulation subsequently closed down operations, as they were no longer able to cover printing costs in the face of theelectronicrevolution.
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