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wireless network

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see wireless, network.

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noun

Meaning 2

Devices connected to a network using a centralized wireless access point (WAP).

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Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

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Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 無線網絡 /无线网络 (wúxiàn wǎngluò) — a type of computer network that is not connected by cables of any kind
  • Dutch: draadloos netwerk — a type of computer network that is not connected by cables of any kind
  • Finnish: langaton verkko — a type of computer network that is not connected by cables of any kind
  • French: réseau sans fil — a type of computer network that is not connected by cables of any kind
  • German: Drahtlosnetzwerk — a type of computer network that is not connected by cables of any kind
  • Japanese: ワイヤレスネットワーク (waiyaresu nettowāku) — a type of computer network that is not connected by cables of any kind
  • Japanese: 無線ネットワーク (musen-nettowāku) — a type of computer network that is not connected by cables of any kind
  • Polish: sieć bezprzewodowa — a type of computer network that is not connected by cables of any kind
  • Russian: беспро́водна́я сеть (bespróvodnája setʹ) — a type of computer network that is not connected by cables of any kind
  • Tagalog: awangkawad na kabalagan — a type of computer network that is not connected by cables of any kind
  • Tagalog: walang-kawad na kabalagan — a type of computer network that is not connected by cables of any kind