Bluetooth

[ bloo-tooth ]

noun

, Computers, Trademark.

1. 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.

Bluetooth

/ ˈbluːˌtuːθ /

noun

1. a short-range radio technology that allows wireless communication between a computer and a keyboard, between mobile phones, etc

Word History and Origins

Origin of Bluetooth¹

C20: after the 10th-century Danish King Harald Blatand (Harold Bluetooth), instrumental in uniting warring factions in Scandinavia

Example Sentences

In addition to the sloped design, the split keyboard features a wireless connection, quiet typing, spill-proof keys, and its Bluetooth connection is protected through government-level encryption.

From Popular-Science

If you don’t want to constantly reach down to change the heat setting, some heated socks come with a remote control for temperature adjustment and others can be controlled with your smartphone via a Bluetooth connection.

From Popular-Science

For example, if you’re connected to the internet via Wi-Fi, you’ll only be able to share your connection via Bluetooth, USB, Thunderbolt, or Firewire, depending on what’s available for your device.

From Popular-Science

Smartphone apps could use GPS or Bluetooth to create a log of people who had recently crossed paths.

From MIT Technology Review

You can pair it with up to three different devices using Bluetooth.

From Popular-Science

The cup then connects through low energy Bluetooth technology to an accompanying iPhone or Android app.

From The Daily Beast

Then, using the magic of in-flight bluetooth/wifi, the messaging can begin.

From The Daily Beast

Lewis-Kraus talks about writing the entire first draft of his book on his phone with a little foldable Bluetooth keyboard.

From The Daily Beast

I hooked the W520 to a big 28-inch monitor and used a Microsoft Bluetooth keyboard and the Arc Touch Mouse.

From The Daily Beast

For $5 to $10, vendors here will sell you the video, downloading it directly into your cellphone via Bluetooth.

From The Daily Beast

Yes; the curse of Harold Bluetooth, they say, was not a comfortable thing to get.

From Project Gutenberg

In the wider activities of the tenth century, Harold Bluetooth played a large and important part.

From Project Gutenberg

These formidable marauders Harold Bluetooth endeavored to stir up against his rebellious vassal.

From Project Gutenberg

This advice seemed good to Harold Bluetooth, and after some persuasion he found courage to act upon it.

From Project Gutenberg

It is said that Harold Bluetooth had on that occasion no less than twelve hundred ships.

From Project Gutenberg