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Refers to devices at the electronic, or machine, level. Contrast with logical. See logical vs. physical.

(jargon)physical - The opposite of logical in its jargon sense. Compare real, virtual, and transparent.

It is said that what you can touch and see is real; what you can see but not touch is virtual; what you can touch but not see is transparent; and what you can neither touch nor see is probably imaginary.


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Bringing suits to the court often led to reconciliations or dropped cases, and peasants felt empowered just by having on record the accusations of verbal or physical insults that made up much of the courts' business.
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