third-generation
adjective/ˌθɜːd dʒenəˈreɪʃn/
/ˌθɜːrd dʒenəˈreɪʃn/
(abbreviation 3G)
- used to describe technology that was developed to send data to mobile phones, etc. at much higher speeds than were possible with previous second-generation mobile phone technology
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