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mobile device

American

noun

Digital Technology.

a portable, wireless computing device that is small enough to be used while held in the hand; a handheld.

a large selection of smartphones, PDAs, and other mobile devices.

Etymology

Origin of mobile device

First recorded in 1985–90

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mobile device

In 2025, it claimed, the defendants hacked into the mobile device of a producer who had collaborated with Grande and accessed unreleased masters, demos and footage from recording sessions.

From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026

VPNs create a secure, encrypted tunnel between your laptop or mobile device and the wider internet.

From Salon ● Jun. 10, 2026

And WhatsApp shares information with its parent company Meta and third parties, including phone numbers, mobile device information, and IP addresses.

From Barron's ● Apr. 25, 2026

“You can fit a much better model on a phone. That’s a big deal. Of course on your phone or a mobile device, energy consumption is a very, very big deal,” Khosla said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 31, 2026

And after an awkward amount of time where I just stare at her, she hands me her mobile device.

From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan

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