over-the-air

American  

[oh-ver-thee-air] / ˈoʊ vər ðiˈɛər /

adjective

Radio and Television.

1. of or relating to any means of broadcast transmission.

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Etymology

Origin of over-the-air

First recorded in 1970–75

Example Sentences

“I think it’s very hard to look at trying to regulate over-the-air broadcasters in the same way today as the FCC would have done, you know, 50 years ago,” said Jeffrey McCall, a communications professor at DePauw University.

From Los Angeles Times

Rivian will fix the issue with an over-the-air software update and inspect the parts free of charge.

From Barron's

To remedy the issue, Rivian released an over-the-air software update that will automatically detect seat belt misuse.

From Los Angeles Times

Yutong said it stored data from vehicles sold in Europe at a data center in Germany managed by Amazon Web Services, and got consent from customers before delivering over-the-air updates.

From The Wall Street Journal

Software-defined vehicles can receive over-the-air updates to improve their performance and features, but need internet connections to be able to do so.

From BBC