4G
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abbreviation Telecommunications, Digital Technology.
fourth-generation: being or relating to communications technology or a mobile device that supports much faster data-transfer speeds than previous versions: 4G smartphones.
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Origin of 4G
First recorded in 2005–10
Words nearby 4G
420, 45, 4-alpha-d-glucanotransferase, 4EVA, 4-F, 4G, 4-pyridoxic acid, 4WD, 4 × 4, 52-card pickup, 5BX
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British Dictionary definitions for 4G
4G
abbreviation for
fourth generation: a stage in mobile phone technology when data can be provided more quickly and on broader bandwidths than previously
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