Bluetooth
a brand name for a wireless networking technology that uses short-wave radio frequencies to interconnect cell phones, portable computers, and other wireless electronic devices.
Contemporary Examples
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Historical Examples
Stories and Ballads of the Far Past Nora Kershaw
noun
trademark a short-range radio technology that allows wireless communication between a computer and a keyboard, between mobile phones, etc
noun
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Usage Note
protocol, standard
A specification for short-range radio links between mobile computers, mobile phones, digital cameras, and other portable devices.
(http://bluetooth.com).
(2001-03-16)
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