22:49 Nov 8, 2013 |
English language (monolingual) [PRO] Tech/Engineering - Telecom(munications) / Patent litigation | |||||||
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4 +4 | software-enabled mobile telephone |
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3 +1 | smartphone |
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3 | portable device |
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looking for a word to replace smartphone portable device Explanation: I mean to include following in the text: "above-mentioned portable device", or "the portable device in question" or "portable device as defined in section xxx" or something similar, you may also use "device" only. |
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looking for a word to replace smartphone smartphone Explanation: I don't see how you can: according to your German translation, you have to keep the 'smart' bit in order to accurately describe what it is. Actually, does the mere fact it has Internet connectivity actually make it a smartphone? My Nokia does, but I wouldn't consider it a 'smart' phone (not tactile or anything) — well, at least, the OWNER isn't very smart! |
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looking for a word to replace smartphone software-enabled mobile telephone Explanation: software-enabled cellphone is also used, with cellphone being much more US-specific; portable device is not descriptive enough as many portable devices don't offer cellular telephone service. smartphone would not be a bad idea to use as Tony suggested, also, but if you must have an alternative, *the crucial element that makes a device "smart" is the ability to download and utilize software* on the phone... there are mobile phones that get internet access but these are not necessarily smartphones per se, they are WAP devices (using web access protocol and not html) |
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