iPhone
nounUS /ˈaɪˌfoʊ̯n/
Etymology From i- + phone. Many Apple products have an i- prefix in their names.
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A smartphone of a series produced by Apple, which typically combine a camera phone, PDA, multimedia player, and wireless communication device.
- His mom bought him an IPhone for his 11th birthday.
- This concept puts the curve back on the iPhone 5 with a silhouette that's reminiscent of a banana phone.2012, “Best iPhone 5 concept photos”, in CNet:
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- Apple is rolling out the public beta of iOS 14 and iPadOS 14 on Thursday. We have a full (and lengthy) preview guide on both operating systems here, and now we’re breaking down how to get the public beta on your iPhone or iPad.2020 July 9, Jacob Krol, “Here’s how to get the iOS 14 and iPadOS 14 public beta”, in CNN, archived from the original on 31 Mar 2023:
- “This is before everyone had [geographic information system] mapping, before iPads, iPhones, laptops, Google,” he says. “This is doing research way back with a hammer and a chisel.”2023 September 19, Yessenia Funes, quoting Robert D. Bullard, “The Father of Environmental Justice Exposes the Geography of Inequity”, in Scientific American, archived from the original on 20 Dec 2023:
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Broadly Any knockoff or similar high-end smartphone; through trademark genericization.
- Derived terms
- iPhone moment, iPhoneography, iPhoner
- Related terms
- iOS, BlackBerry