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3G

 
 
adjective COMMUNICATIONS, INTERNET

Definition

abbreviation for third-generation: relating to or using a technology that gives mobile phone and computer users a high-speed internet connection as well as good video and other advanced features: a 3G network 3G phone/technology/service
3G noun [S] There were problems when 3G was first rolled out.
(Definition of 3G adjective from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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