wireless access

Internet without cables

Wireless access is the ability to connect to a network or the internet without physical cables, typically through radio signals like Wi-Fi or cellular data.

The term appears in technical and commercial contexts: The hotel offers free wireless access, wireless access points throughout the building.

Often shortened to just "wireless" in casual use.

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network · guest network · connected · bandwidth · password · cellular · mobile · airplane mode · antenna · streaming · bars · login · coverage · modem · internet · broadband · data · data plan

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connection method

wireless accesswired connection

ethernet · LAN cable · ethernet cable · dial-up · landline

connectivity state

wireless accessno access

Entry is prohibited

disconnection · offline · no signal · access denied · dead zone

Family

wireless, access, wire, wires, wired, wiring, wireman, wirelike, accesses

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G