mobile device

American  

noun

Digital Technology.

1. a portable, wireless computing device that is small enough to be used while held in the hand; a handheld.

   a large selection of smartphones, PDAs, and other mobile devices.

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Etymology

Origin of mobile device

First recorded in 1985–90

Example Sentences

VPNs create a secure, encrypted tunnel between your laptop or mobile device and all of your internet traffic is routed through a remote server, which masks your IP address and shields your online activity from prying eyes.

From Salon

The soldier said there was vetting to get into the unit which took around three to four weeks and involved being recommended by a senior KSF officer and undertaking a "call history check" of their mobile device.

From BBC

Sue was a victim of what's known as a Sim swap attack - where scammers trick a network operator into thinking they're the account holder to get a new Sim card for a mobile device.

From BBC

During a missionary trip to an underserved community in the Galápagos Islands, Mahaney used Butterfly IQ+, an AI-enabled tool that helps perform an ultrasound, interpret it and automatically provide measurements and images on a mobile device such as an iPhone.

From Washington Post

From his perspective, reporters can work from a mobile device if they choose, “eliminating a lot of the space and infrastructure of a press box we would have designed 10 or 15 years ago,” he said via email from New York.

From Seattle Times