Technology / B1

BLOOT-ooth/ˈbluːtuːθ/

Bluetooth is a wireless system for connecting phones, headphones, and other devices over a short distance (often uncountable). Wifi is for internet; a cable is physical. Exam halls: bluetooth is off; a watch still counts as a device.

Meaning

A wireless system for connecting phones, headphones, and other devices over a short distance (often uncountable).

Examples

• “Bluetooth is off in the exam hall; a watch still counts as a device.”
• “Bluetooth headphones in the library still need the one-ear rule; they are not a full ban on wifi laptops.”

Good to know

Bluetooth (often uncountable; often capital B in adverts). Contrast: wifi / a cable. Exams / phones. Mix-up: blue tooth as two words is not the technology.

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