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<p>Electronic media are <a href="/facts/Media_(communication)/uflm14CI">media</a> that use <a href="/facts/Electronics/E4JhgISq">electronics</a> or <a href="/facts/Electromechanical/0D5gkXko">electromechanical</a> means for the audience to access the content. This is in contrast to static media (mainly <a href="/facts/Print_media/M1UE4TTp">print media</a>), which today are most often <a href="/facts/Desktop_publishing/gUPtzSnH">created digitally</a>, but do not require electronics to be accessed by the end user in the printed form. The primary electronic media sources familiar to the general public are <a href="/facts/Video/F1AV8ben">video</a> recordings, <a href="/facts/Sound_recording_and_reproduction/BMbpAWkE">audio recordings</a>, <a href="/facts/Multimedia/PtJteq27">multimedia</a> presentations, <a href="/facts/Presentation_program/mj0nngQm">slide presentations</a>, <a href="/facts/CD-ROM/JwuaYLJv">CD-ROM</a> and <a href="/facts/Online_and_offline/rhxAKfol">online</a> content. Most <a href="/facts/New_media/AhuRPHpN">new media</a> are in the form of <a href="/facts/Digital_media/QLXzDrhL">digital media</a>. However, electronic media may be in either <a href="/facts/Analogue_electronics/Bnlnfwwv">analogue electronics</a> <a href="/facts/Data/AUBFN97o">data</a> or <a href="/facts/Digital_electronics/3kJcKbkw">digital electronic</a> <a href="/facts/Digital_data/JChckAvr">data</a> format. </p><p>Although the term is usually associated with content recorded on a <a href="/facts/Data_storage_device/uCvJ6nrq">storage medium</a>, recordings are not required for live <a href="/facts/Broadcasting/AV1f3dGy">broadcasting</a> and online networking. </p><p>Any equipment used in the <a href="/facts/Telecommunication/vxoj1cxR">electronic communication</a> process (e.g. <a href="/facts/Television/X4YG5nT1">television</a>, <a href="/facts/Receiver_(radio)/5olDTxkg">radio</a>, <a href="/facts/Telephone/P7uEgWQX">telephone</a>, <a href="/facts/Game_console/K72D1NSS">game console</a>, <a href="/facts/Handheld_device/cNS1Rhvg">handheld device</a>) may also be considered electronic media. </p>