fourth generation
After third succession
Fourth generation describes something that is the fourth in a succession of developmental stages, typically in technology or family lineage.
In computing, fourth-generation languages are high-level programming tools designed for ease of use.
Fourth-generation fighter jets incorporate advanced avionics and stealth features.
In families, a fourth-generation American has great-grandparents who immigrated.
- technologyApplied scientific methods
- wirelessUntethered signal transmission
- 4GFourth-generation mobile technology
- LTEWireless broadband standard
- mobile networkWireless telecommunications infrastructure
mobile · cellular · cell phone · network · evolution · successor · predecessor · fifth · third · old school · heir · descendant · lineage · legacy · passing the torch · progress · advancement · iteration
fourth generationfirst generation
Earliest in a line
founders · founding generation · progenitors · originators · pioneers
fourth generationfirst generation
Earliest in a line
legacy technology · prototype · analog · cutting-edge · next generation
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