Question: Why are mobile phones referred to as cell phones...?

"Mobile" makes sense as you can be "mobile" with it, but "cell" (cellular) has nothing to do with electronics or communication...

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The word “cell” can have too many different meanings depending on the context. Prison cell? Biological cell? Or..

Trying googling “Cellular network”

Or wait, it’s already in the definition of “Cell” by google

Just google “cell definition” and scroll down to the last definition