Term of the Moment
Bluetooth brick
Definition: network extender
A device that extends the range of a network or interconnects two different types of networks. A network extender may refer to Wi-Fi, cellular (wireless) or Ethernet (wired). See bridge, Wi-Fi bridge, femtocell, cellular network extender and media extender.
A Verizon 5G Extender
With the antenna placed by the window, this innocuous-looking black box amplifies cellular signals for the Verizon network.