Android

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English

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Smartphones running Android OS

Etymology

See android.

Proper noun

Android

  1. (computing, mobile telephony) A mobile operating system currently developed by Google.

Translations

Noun

Android (plural Androids)

  1. (computing, mobile telephony) A mobile phone running on Android OS.
    • 2016, Technology Made Easy: Simple Ways to Use Your Computer, Phone, and Other Electronic Devices, Peachtree City, Ga.: FC&A Publishing, →ISBN, page 317:
      Both Androids and iPhones have a timer that can delay taking a photo by up to 10 seconds.

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Etymology 1

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /andʁoˈiːt/
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  • Hyphenation: An‧d‧ro‧id

Noun

Android m (weak, genitive Androiden, plural Androiden, feminine Androidin)

  1. android
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Etymology 2

Unadapted borrowing from English android.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɛndʁɔɪ̯t/
  • Hyphenation: An‧d‧ro‧id

Proper noun

Android n (proper noun, strong, genitive Androids or Android)

  1. (computing, mobile telephony) Android (operating system)
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