Electronic can easily mean Electronic power steering though most are hydraulic. It depends on your vehicle but most are still mechanically linked. The test is to see if you can move the steering wheels with the car powered off. If you can (with force) cause the front wheels to move from side to side with the car powered off then you have mechanically linked power steering. This type of power steering has been the norm since power steering became a thing because it is robust, redundant, and provides good feedback to the driver.
Some cars are retarded and have gone drive by wire, though.
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