For the purposes of this Article, ‘by electronic means’ shall mean that the information is sent initially and received at its destination by means of electronic equipment for the processing (including digital compression) and storage of data, and entirely transmitted, conveyed and received in a manner to be determined by Member States by wire, by radio, by optical means or by other electromagnetic means.
Chun críocha an Airteagail seo, ciallaíonn “trí mheán leictreonach” go seolfar an fhaisnéis ar dtús agus go bhfaighfear í ag an gceann scríbe trí bhíthin trealamh leictreonach chun sonraí a phróiseáil (lena n-áirítear comhbhrú digiteach) agus a stóráil, agus go dtarchuirfear, go n-iomprófar agus go bhfaighfear go hiomlán í ar bhealach a bheidh le cinneadh ag na Ballstáit ar sreang, ar raidió, ar mhodh optach nó ar mhodh leictreamaighnéadach eile.