Wap

/wæp/ noun

Definition

Wireless Application Protocol; mobile internet standard

Etymology

acronym from Wireless Application Protocol, developed in the 1990s

Kelly Says

WAP was the grandfather of mobile internet - those tiny black-and-white screens and slow connections paved the way for today's smartphone revolution!

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