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Bluetooth
//ˈbluːtuːθ// name, verb
Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 The nickname of Harald Gormsson, a king of Denmark and Norway.
- 2 An industrial specification for wireless personal area networks.
Verb
- 1 To transmit or communicate by Bluetooth. ambitransitive
"The widespread use of mobile phones which support free Bluetoothing has enabled promotional videos to be distributed virally between handsets."
- 2 Alternative letter-case form of Bluetooth. alt-of
"Everyone’s bluetoothing each other the latest ring tones and pictures."
Etymology
Etymology 1
From blue + tooth, calque of Old Norse Blátǫnn (modern Danish Blåtand). * (networking): The networking standard is named after the king because the technology unites computers and mobile devices similarly to the way he united the Danish tribes.
Etymology 2
From blue + tooth, calque of Old Norse Blátǫnn (modern Danish Blåtand). * (networking): The networking standard is named after the king because the technology unites computers and mobile devices similarly to the way he united the Danish tribes.
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