Bluetooth

[ bloo-tooth ]

/ ˈbluˌtuθ /

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noun Computers, Trademark.

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.

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Words nearby Bluetooth

bluethroat pikeblenny, bluetick, blue tit, bluetongue, blue-tongued lizard, Bluetooth, blue vein, blue velvet, blue vitriol, blue-water, blueweed

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How to use Bluetooth in a sentence

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.
Best ergonomic keyboards for hand and wrist pain|PopSci Commerce Team|February 26, 2021|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.
Best heated socks: The absolute warmest socks for cold conditions|PopSci Commerce Team|February 25, 2021|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.
How to create a Wi-Fi hotspot on your phone or computer|Sandra Gutierrez G.|February 24, 2021|Popular-Science
Smartphone apps could use GPS or Bluetooth to create a log of people who had recently crossed paths.
10 Breakthrough Technologies 2021|David Rotman|February 24, 2021|MIT Technology Review

You can pair it with up to three different devices using Bluetooth.
Best ergonomic mouse: Computer accessories designed for you|PopSci Commerce Team|February 18, 2021|Popular-Science
The cup then connects through low energy Bluetooth technology to an accompanying iPhone or Android app.
Vessyl: A Smart Cup That Counts Liquid Calories|DailyBurn|June 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Then, using the magic of in-flight bluetooth/wifi, the messaging can begin.
Wingman, an App for Hookups at 30,000 Feet, Wants To Be the Tinder of Airline Travel|Charlotte Lytton|February 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Lewis-Kraus talks about writing the entire first draft of his book on his phone with a little foldable Bluetooth keyboard.
On the Road With Gideon Lewis-Kraus: How I Write|Noah Charney|July 25, 2012|DAILY BEAST
I hooked the W520 to a big 28-inch monitor and used a Microsoft Bluetooth keyboard and the Arc Touch Mouse.
Can Microsoft Come Back? Dan Lyons’s Month Without Apple and Google|Dan Lyons|April 9, 2012|DAILY BEAST
For $5 to $10, vendors here will sell you the video, downloading it directly into your cellphone via Bluetooth.
Priest Sex-Tape Horror|Dom Phillips|April 26, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Yes; the curse of Harold Bluetooth, they say, was not a comfortable thing to get.
Alfgar the Dane or the Second Chronicle of Aescendune|A. D. Crake
In the wider activities of the tenth century, Harold Bluetooth played a large and important part.
Canute the Great|Laurence Marcellus Larson
These formidable marauders Harold Bluetooth endeavored to stir up against his rebellious vassal.
The Story of Norway|Hjalmar H. Boyesen
This advice seemed good to Harold Bluetooth, and after some persuasion he found courage to act upon it.
The Story of Norway|Hjalmar H. Boyesen
It is said that Harold Bluetooth had on that occasion no less than twelve hundred ships.
The Story of Norway|Hjalmar H. Boyesen

British Dictionary definitions for Bluetooth

Bluetooth

/ (ˈbluːˌtuːθ) /

noun

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

Word Origin for Bluetooth

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

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