airwaves vs wireless

airwaves

noun
  • Radio or television broadcasts. 

  • Radio-frequency electromagnetic waves, usually used in the context of wireless communication; radio waves. 

wireless

noun
  • The medium of radio communication. 

  • Wireless connectivity to a computer network. 

verb
  • To send a message by wireless (by radio) 

adj
  • Not having any wires. 

  • Of or relating to communication without a wired connection, such as by radio waves. 

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