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Cellular vs Picocell - What's the difference?

cellular | picocell |

As nouns the difference between cellular and picocell

is that cellular is (us|informal) a cellular phone (mobile phone) while picocell is a wireless communication system covering a small area, such as a single office or railway station, often used to extend cellular network coverage to indoor areas where signals cannot easily penetrate.

As an adjective cellular

is of, relating to, consisting of, or resembling a cell or cells.

cellular

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Of, relating to, consisting of, or resembling a cell or cells.
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    Derived terms

    * microcellular

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (US, informal) A cellular phone (mobile phone).

    • Hypernyms

    * See also

    See also

    * cell phone

    picocell

    English

    (wikipedia picocell)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A wireless communication system covering a small area, such as a single office or railway station, often used to extend cellular network coverage to indoor areas where signals cannot easily penetrate.