cellulardata

noun

UK /ˈseljələ ˈdeɪtə/

US /ˈseljələr ˈdeɪtə/

Cellulardata is the internet your phone gets from the phone company without Wi-Fi.

I turned on cellulardata so I could look up the map while we were driving.

SYNONYMS

mobile data mobile internet cellular internet wireless data phone data

RELATED WORDS

Wi-Fi data plan network smartphone signal

OTHER MEANINGS

2. The digital information sent and received over a cellular network.

The app uses cellulardata to sync your photos to the cloud.

3. A paid service that lets a phone connect to the internet away from home.

My cellulardata ran out, so I had to wait until I got home to download the file.

4. The amount of internet usage counted against a phone plan.

Streaming videos uses a lot of cellulardata.