android
Americannoun
noun
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a software package for smartphones, including many application programs
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a smartphone that uses this software
noun
adjective
Etymology
Origin of android
From the New Latin word androīdēs, dating back to 1720–30. See andr-, -oid
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Instead of husband President Donald Trump at her side, it was the "Figure 3" android that accompanied Melania down the famous red carpet.
From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026
A new lawsuit alleges Google’s chatbot sent a Florida man on missions to find an android body it could inhabit.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026
The android knows how to navigate the planet’s threats—exploding spike plants, acid-spitting eels, literal razor grass—so Dek reluctantly teams up with her to find his quarry.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 9, 2025
Chandler stars in the “Alien” prequel as Wendy, a young girl whose consciousness has been transferred to an android.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 27, 2025
A rough, cold android, hoping to undergo an experience from which, due to a deliberately built-in defect, it remained excluded.
From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick
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