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wireless adapter

[ wahyer-lis uh-dap-ter ]

noun

, Digital Technology.
  1. a device that can be plugged into a USB port to enable wireless access from a computer to an external Wi-Fi device, as a mobile phone, or to the internet, via high-speed broadband, or to enable wireless connectivity in a printer or other peripheral.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of wireless adapter1

First recorded in 1990–95

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