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WIRELESS DEVICE [10 records]

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Record 1 2022-05-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Telecommunications Facilities
  • Wireless and Mobile Communications
CONT

Fixed wireless refers to the operation of wireless devices or systems in fixed locations such as homes and offices. Fixed wireless devices usually get their electrical power from the utility mains, unlike mobile wireless or portable wireless which tend to be battery-powered.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Installations de télécommunications
  • Communications sans fil et mobiles

Spanish

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Record 2 2017-03-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Wireless and Mobile Communications
Key term(s)
  • handheld wireless communication device

French

Domaine(s)
  • Communications sans fil et mobiles
OBS

appareil portatif de télécommunications sans fil : terme tiré du Mini-lexique de la sécurité routière, particulièrement les infractions et reproduit avec l'autorisation du Centre de ressources en français juridique de l'Université de Saint-Boniface.

Spanish

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Record 3 2015-01-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Wireless and Mobile Communications
  • Telecommunications
DEF

... any kind of communications equipment that does not require a physical wire for relaying information to another device.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Communications sans fil et mobiles
  • Télécommunications
CONT

Il est possible que les appareils sans fil acquis dans d'autres pays et apportés au Canada ne soient pas conformes aux normes du Canada en matière d'appareils et qu'ils causent du brouillage aux réseaux sans fil canadiens.

Spanish

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Record 4 2013-10-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Wireless and Mobile Communications
  • Telephony and Microwave Technology
  • Internet and Telematics
DEF

A portable wireless electronic device that enables the user to send and receive information.

CONT

Access e-mail, along with your personal calendar, contacts, task lists, and more, all from your mobile wireless device.

OBS

Examples of mobile devices are smartphones and tablets.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Communications sans fil et mobiles
  • Téléphonie et techniques hyperfréquences
  • Internet et télématique
DEF

Appareil électronique sans fil portable qui permet à l'utilisateur d'envoyer et de recevoir de l'information.

OBS

Exemples : Ordiphones (téléphones intelligents) et tablettes.

Spanish

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Record 5 2013-09-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Wireless and Mobile Communications
  • Telephony and Microwave Technology
  • Internet and Telematics
DEF

A wireless device that is sold to a customer by a service provider at a reduced price as part of a contract.

Key term(s)
  • subsidised wireless device
  • subsidised device

French

Domaine(s)
  • Communications sans fil et mobiles
  • Téléphonie et techniques hyperfréquences
  • Internet et télématique
DEF

Appareil sans fil vendu [à un] client par [un] fournisseur de services à un coût réduit dans le cadre d’un contrat.

Spanish

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Record 6 2013-07-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Wireless and Mobile Communications
  • Telephony and Microwave Technology
DEF

A wireless device that is programmed to work only with the network of the service provider that [sells] the device to [a] customer.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Communications sans fil et mobiles
  • Téléphonie et techniques hyperfréquences
DEF

Appareil sans fil programmé pour fonctionner uniquement sur le réseau du fournisseur de services qui vend l’appareil [à un client].

Spanish

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Record 7 2008-11-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Internet and Telematics
CONT

The wireless Internet device is designed to share a home PC's [personal computer's] Internet connection, processing power and printer to let consumers access the Web from anywhere in the home.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Internet et télématique
CONT

Les dispositifs Internet sans fil gagnent chaque jour du terrain et comptent déjà parmi les dispositifs individuels les plus en vogue en raison de leur multifonctionnalité croissante; ils servent de téléphone mobile, d'ordinateur individuel, de télévision, d'appareil photo, d'agenda, de carte de crédit, de porte-monnaie électronique, et permettent en plus de lire le journal ou de consulter les ouvrages de la bibliothèque de son choix.

Spanish

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Record 8 2008-09-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Telephone Facilities
  • Telecommunications Facilities
CONT

A portable wireless device comprising: storage means for storing a telephone directory list including a plurality of telephone numbers; display means for displaying at least a part of said telephone directory list read from said storage means; selecting means for selecting a desired telephone number from said plurality of telephone numbers included in said telephone directory list displayed on said display means; data converting means for converting data stored in said storage means corresponding to said desired telephone number selected by said selecting means into numerical audio data for allowing voicing of said desired telephone number; and transmitting means for transmitting said numerical audio data converted by said data converting means to a distinct communication apparatus.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Installations (Téléphonie)
  • Installations de télécommunications
CONT

Grâce à ces outils, il sera possible de prendre les applications informatiques exécutées sur le réseau informatique, avec fil, d'un client et de les transformer rapidement en applications presque identiques prêtes à être exécutées sur des dispositifs portables sans fil.

Spanish

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Record 9 2004-07-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Internet and Telematics
DEF

A wireless communication technology that integrates electronic organizers; interactive pages, two-way Internet appliances, and remotely accessed bidirectional e-mail into a single wireless device.

CONT

Wireless e-mail devices automatically alert the user to incoming messages with either a beep or a vibration, and can be synchronized with desktops and corporate e-mail systems.

PHR

wireless e-mail device, wireless e-mail etiquette, wireless e-mail system, wireless data device, immediacy and unobtrusiveness of wireless e-mail.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Internet et télématique

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Internet y telemática
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Record 10 2003-12-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Telecommunications Facilities
  • Internet and Telematics
CONT

The primary focus of the IBM/AT&T relationship will be to provide wireless access to corporate applications using existing Cellular Digital Packet Data (CDPD) network technology as well as future "Third Generation" wireless devices and networks, the companies said.

Key term(s)
  • third-generation wireless device
  • third-generation mobile device

French

Domaine(s)
  • Installations de télécommunications
  • Internet et télématique
CONT

Les dispositifs mobiles de troisième génération (3G) compatibles avec [...] Internet intégreront des mesures de sécurité plus fiables contre les vols de portables, mais seront toutefois plus vulnérables aux fraudes en ligne, ont déclaré lundi des experts du secteur.

Spanish

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