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Bluetooth is a short-range wireless technology standard used to exchange data between fixed and mobile devices and to build personal area networks, developed by Ericsson engineers and formally announced by the Bluetooth Special Interest Group in 1998. It operates in the 2.4 GHz ISM radio band and was designed as a low-power cable replacement, letting phones, headsets, keyboards and countless other accessories pair and communicate without wires. Bluetooth is named for the tenth-century Scandinavian king Harald Bluetooth, chosen to evoke the standard's goal of unifying communication protocols the way the king united Danish tribes. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Year
1998 1
Significance
A short-range wireless standard that replaced cables for personal-area networking across consumer electronics and mobile devices. 1
Status
Status
Active / In Use 1
FAQs

Why is Bluetooth called Bluetooth?

It is named after the tenth-century king Harald "Bluetooth" Gormsson, nicknamed for a dark blue or grey tooth.

The name is not an acronym. It goes back more than a thousand years to King Harald "Bluetooth" Gormsson, who was known for uniting Denmark and Norway in 958. He earned the nickname from a dead tooth that was a dark blue or grey color.
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Sources
1. Wikipedia: Bluetooth
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead section
    Bluetooth is a short-range wireless technology standard that is used for exchanging data between fixed and mobile devices over short distances and building personal area networks (PANs).
  • Lead sentence
    Bluetooth is a short-range wireless technology standard that is used for exchanging data between fixed and mobile devices over short distances and building personal area networks (PANs).
  • In Group: Local and Wireless Network Standards, Lead
    Bluetooth is a short-range wireless technology standard that is used for exchanging data between fixed and mobile devices over short distances and building personal area networks (PANs).
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Wikidata: Bluetooth
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