android
- an automaton in the form of a human being.
Origin of android
Examples from the Web for android
Contemporary Examples of android
When it came to Android, however, it was ad-supported but free.
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January 2, 2015
Check out this Android app designed by Code4HK for the coordination of Occupy Central!
The uber-entrepreneur—and recent Mrs. Kanye West—released a new app for iOS and Android users this week.
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The cup then connects through low energy Bluetooth technology to an accompanying iPhone or Android app.
In Chobits, hapless waiter Hideki ends up purchasing a “persocom,” an android called Chi, and slowly falls in love with her.
Historical Examples of android
When the man moved off down the street, the tenth android followed.
Ten From InfinityPaul W. Fairman
From the street, the tenth android saw Rhoda and Frank enter the elevator.
Ten From InfinityPaul W. Fairman
The ninth android hobbled back to his chair and waited quietly.
Ten From InfinityPaul W. Fairman
When the tenth android released his grip, the head fell forward.
Ten From InfinityPaul W. Fairman
But they were received and recorded perfectly in the mind of the tenth android.
Ten From InfinityPaul W. Fairman
android
- (in science fiction) a robot resembling a human being
- resembling a human being
Word Origin for android
Android
- trademark a software package for smartphones, including many application programs
- a smartphone that uses this software
Word Origin and History for android
"automaton resembling a human being," 1842, from Modern Latin androides (itself attested as a Latin word in English from 1727), from Greek andro- "human" (see andro-) + eides "form, shape." Greek androdes meant "like a man, manly;" cf. also Greek andrias "image of a man, statue." Listed as "rare" in OED 1st edition (1879), popularized from c.1951 by science fiction writers.
android
(ăn′droid′)- Possessing human features and form.