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Analog or digital communications device in which the user has a wireless connection from a telephone to a nearby transmitter. It is termed cellular because the service area is divided into multiple cells. As the user moves from one cell area to another, the call is transferred to the local transmitter.
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- Cell Phones
- Cellular Phone
- Telephone, Cellular
- Cellular Phones
- Cellular Telephone
- Cellular Telephones
- Phone, Cell
- Phone, Cellular
- Phones, Cell
- Phones, Cellular
- Telephones, Cellular
- Car Phone
- Mobile Phone
- Mobile Telephone
- Portable Cellular Phone
- Transportable Cellular Phone
- Car Phones
- Cellular Phone, Portable
- Cellular Phone, Transportable
- Cellular Phones, Portable
- Cellular Phones, Transportable
- Mobile Phones
- Mobile Telephones
- Phone, Car
- Phone, Mobile
- Phones, Car
- Phones, Mobile
- Portable Cellular Phones
- Telephone, Mobile
- Telephones, Mobile
- Transportable Cellular Phones
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2018 (2003)
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- Telephone (1991-2002)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Cell Phone. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D040421. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D040421
- Cell Phone. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_phone
- Cell Phone. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17517