au|di|o-an|i|ma|tron|ics

au|di|o-an|i|ma|tron|ics
au|di|o-an|i|ma|tron|ics « dee oh AN uh muh TRON ihks», noun.
1. a process for making inanimate figures move and talk by means of an electronic computing system.
2. a show or display featuring such animated figures.
[< audio- + anima(tion) + (elec)tronics]

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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