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名詞

airplane mode (countable and uncountable, plural airplane modes)

1. A feature of some cellular phones and computers that disables the radio, thus precluding any interference with avionics and allowing the phone's stand-alone features (such as its games or scheduler) to be used safely in environments requiring minimal radio interference.

   Synonyms: flight mode, aeroplane mode

   Coordinate terms: vibrate mode, silent mode

Further reading

• “airplane mode”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
• “airplane mode”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.
• “airplane mode”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.