mobile device

English

A smartphone (left) and tablet computer (right), two mobile devices.

Noun

mobile device (plural mobile devices)

1. An item of hand-held electronic equipment, especially a smartphone or tablet computer.

   Synonym: handheld computer

   Hyponyms: smartphone, tablet computer, smartwatch, wearable

   Coordinate terms: personal computer, desktop computer

Translations

portable computer

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 移動裝置／移动装置 (yídòng zhuāngzhì), 移動設備／移动设备 (yídòng shèbèi)

• Czech: mobilní zařízení n
• Finnish: mobiililaite (fi)
• French: appareil mobile (fr) m
• Georgian: მობილური მოწყობილობა (mobiluri moc̣q̇obiloba), პორტატული მოწყობილობა (ṗorṭaṭuli moc̣q̇obiloba)
• German: Mobilgerät n
• Italian: dispositivo mobile m
• Polish: urządzenie mobilne n
• Russian: моби́льное устро́йство n (mobílʹnoje ustrójstvo)
• Tagalog: galang pakasam
• Ukrainian: мобі́льний при́стрій m (mobílʹnyj prýstrij)
• Vietnamese: thiết bị di động

Further reading

• mobile device on Wikipedia.Wikipedia