mobile data

noun

Internet data transfer over a cellular telephone network rather than Wi-Fi.

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Meanings

nounmobile data (uncountable)
  1. uncountablecommunicationsInternet data transfer over a cellular telephone network rather than Wi-Fi.

    Yet O2 says that while it has doubled the number of iPhone users, mobile data use is doubling every 4 months, equivalent to an eightfold growth every year.

    2010 June 11, Charles Arthur, “Why file-sharing has killed 'unlimited' mobile data contracts”, in The Guardian
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    The analysis of mobile data plans in 230 countries revealed that the UK ranked a “disappointing” 136th when the cost of one gigabyte (1GB) of mobile data was looked at.

    2019 March 5, Rupert Jones, “UK among countries with priciest mobile data plans in Europe”, in The Guardian

    By turning off mobile data, you end up with a dumb or minimalist phone while out and about, but a fully internet-connected smartphone while at home, at work and in coffee shops and restaurants that provide Wi-Fi.

    2019 March 23, Mike Elgan, “Why you should stop using mobile data”, in Computerworld

    Synonyms: data

Synonyms & antonyms

nounInternet data transfer over a cellular telephone network rather than Wi-Fi.

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Translations

Arabic بَيَانَات خَلَوِيّة
  • بَيَانَات خَلَوِيّة (bayānāt ḵalawiyya)data transfer over cellular network
Bulgarian мобилни данни
  • мобилни данни (mobilni danni)data transfer over cellular network
Catalan dades mòbils
  • dades mòbilsdata transfer over cellular network
Finnish mobiilidata
  • mobiilidatadata transfer over cellular network
French données cellulaires, données mobiles
  • données cellulairesdata transfer over cellular network
  • données mobilesdata transfer over cellular network
German mobile Daten
  • mobile Datendata transfer over cellular network
Italian dati cellulare
  • dati cellularedata transfer over cellular network
Polish dane komórkowe
  • dane komórkowedata transfer over cellular network
Portuguese dados móveis
  • dados móveisdata transfer over cellular network
Spanish datos móviles
  • datos móvilesdata transfer over cellular network
Swahili data
  • datadata transfer over cellular network
Ukrainian мобільні дані
  • мобільні дані (mobilʹni dani)data transfer over cellular network
Vietnamese dữ liệu di động
  • dữ liệu di độngdata transfer over cellular network
Cite this entry
APA

mobile data. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mobile%20data

MLA

“mobile data.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mobile%20data. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mobile data,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mobile%20data.

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