wireless transfer

Data without cables

Wireless transfer is the movement of data, power, or funds between devices without physical cables or connections.

The term covers file sharing via Bluetooth or Wi-Fi, contactless payments, and wireless charging: I sent the photos by wireless transfer.

In banking contexts, it often means sending money electronically between accounts.

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  • signalMessage-conveying cue
  • radioElectromagnetic wave receiver
  • radio wavesLow-frequency electromagnetic radiation
  • wavesTraveling energy disturbances
  • chargingRestoring electrical power

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connection medium

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USB transfer · sneakernet

physical constraint

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Permanently connected by wires

cabled · corded

transmission medium

wireless transferelectrical conduction

Movement of charge through matter

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