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mobile

mobile

347 3.4
Made for use on smartphones or tablets
  • adjective
  • /ˈmoʊbəl/
  • Specialized
translation icon : móvil
  • The school had neither a BYOT policy nor offered mobile devices for student use.
  • mobile devices
  • mobile phones
  • mobile websites

Let's talk about all things mobile computing, mobile, mobile life.

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Examples

  • We must also consider the growing use of mobile applications and the slow progression away from blogs.

    Academic text (2011)
  • A readily apparent concern is the ease with which mobile technologies allow data capture and sharing.

    Academic text (2015)
  • We expect these services can increase the mobile data access traffic.

  • The world of the Internet, social networks, mobile devices that travel with us.

  • Learn about using an iPad as a teacher station and as a mobile learning device for students.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Explore parent engagement options; learn more about mobile learning; and see a wide range of classroom applications.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Many schools allow for the use of mobile devices, such as tablets and smartphones.

    Academic text (2015)
  • It's available on desktop, mobile, web, Android and iOS apps.

  • A Smokey Bear app is available for the mobile web, Android, and iOS.

    Academic text (2015)
  • Many schools allow for the use of mobile devices, such as tablets and smartphones.

Synonyms

responsive
vsmobile
  • Texting
15 3.5

Adjusts layout to fit phones and computers

is designed specifically for phones and tablets rather than adjusting layouts across sizes

Compounds

58 1.0

A small telephone you carry to call, text, and go online

29 2.5

A large house made in a factory that can be moved and has water and electricity

1 4.2

A bay off the Gulf of Mexico in southwestern Alabama where the Mobile River flows

A temporary barrier on a road that slows vehicles and guides traffic

A river in southwest Alabama that flows into Mobile Bay

A vehicle that serves food and drinks to people at work sites or events

primum mobile
  • Archaic
9.9

A being that starts all motion and has no cause itself

How Mobile-Friendly

AMP
  • Texting
2 5.1
mobile
  • Specialized
347 3.4
responsive
  • Texting
15 3.5
nonmobile
  • Texting
5.7

Surface Forms

mobile positive

Etymology

Mobile comes from Latin mobilis 'movable', and it keeps the original idea of movement in modern use. So 'mobile' devices are things you can carry and 'move' with you, like a phone or tablet.