What is conventional and electronic current?

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The flow of electrons is termed electron current $.$ Electrons flow from the negative terminal to the positive $.$ Conventional current or simply current $,$ behaves as if positive charge carries cause current flow $.$ Conventional current flows the positive terminal to the negative $.$

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