NIH MeSH · D040421Information Science

Cell Phone

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Definition

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.

MeSH classification

L01.462.500.847.698.300

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Related concepts

Answering Services

Communication services provided by a person or a machine to record and relay the message from the caller.

Source: NIH MeSH 2026 (D040421) — National Library of Medicine, public domain. View official MeSH record ↗