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Roaming

Meaning in software engineering, with examples

/ˈrəʊmɪŋ/nounCommon term

In software engineering, roaming means: Using a mobile network other than your own operator's, usually abroad; in Wi-Fi, moving from one access point to another without losing the connection.

In Turkish: dolaşım, roaming

How it is used

Mobile operators sign roaming agreements and charge roaming fees, and customers turn data roaming on or off. Wi-Fi engineers tune roaming so that phones and laptops switch smoothly to a closer access point as people walk around a building.

Example sentences

  1. Turn off data roaming before you land, or the bill could be very high.

  2. Calls drop when people walk to the warehouse, so we need to look at Wi-Fi roaming.

Common collocations

  • data roaming
  • roaming agreement
  • roaming charges
  • international roaming
  • seamless roaming
  • access pointA device, usually mounted on a ceiling or wall, that sends and receives Wi-Fi signals and connects wireless devices to the wired network.
  • Wi-FiThe common name for wireless local networks based on the IEEE 802.11 standards, which connect devices to a network by radio, mainly in the 2.4, 5 and 6 GHz bands.

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