The story
Blend of Ovshinsky + electronics, coined by its pioneer, Stanford R. Ovshinsky.
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Today it means: A form of electronics that uses materials able to change from an electrically non-conducting state to a semiconducting state shown by glass of special composition upon application of a certain minimum voltage. Full definition →
Blend of Ovshinsky + electronics, coined by its pioneer, Stanford R. Ovshinsky.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.