wireless

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  1. adjective Having no wires: a wireless security system.
  2. adjective Chiefly British Of or relating to radio or communication by radiotelegraphy or radiotelephony.
  3. noun A radio telegraph or radiotelephone system.

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  • To try to get a part to fix the wireless - or to get a wireless, a whole one. —  Clavell - King Rat
  • All the forensic mechs come with wireless, which is how I knew I preferred normal. —  AnalogSFF,October2007
  • The good news for anyone reading this is that I'm not going to talk about how to set up a network -- wireless or otherwise. —  NotebookReview.com - The Webs Best Source For Laptop Notebook Info
  • SMHEART LINK is described as a wireless bridge that enables an iPhone or iPod touch to double as a heart monitor and cycling computer. —  MacNN | The Macintosh News Network
  • The Canadian rock star described YouTube as "the new radio" but claimed that unlike the wireless* days of yore, Google's video sharing website fails to equally compensate for every artist and record label. —  Slyck.com File-Sharing News And Information
 

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