wireless connection

Cable-free data path

A wireless connection is a link between devices that doesn't require physical cables, using radio waves, infrared, or other electromagnetic signals instead.

The term covers everything from Bluetooth headphones to Wi-Fi networks to cellular data: I can't get a wireless connection in this building.

Most often shortened to just "wireless" or the specific technology name.

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Bluetooth · hotspot · network · signal · signal strength · range · wave · 5G · Firewall · tablet · laptop · smart home · share · bar · link · IoT · cloud · tethering

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Opposites
transmission medium

wireless connectionwired connection

ethernet · ethernet cable · LAN cable · landline · USB connection

connectivity state

wireless connectiondisconnection

State of being severed

offline · network outage · dead zone · out of range

Family

wireless, connection, wiring, wires, rewire, rewired, rewiring, connect, connected

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