mobiles

Noun

mobile (plural mobiles)

1. (sculpture) A kinetic sculpture or decorative arrangement made of items hanging so that they can move independently from each other.

   Antonyms:

   stabile

2. (Internet, uncountable) The internet accessed via mobile devices; the version of a product seen on mobile devices.
   • There are many business opportunities in mobile.
3. One who moves or can move (e.g. to travel).
   • […] if the constrained "immobiles" are given the same transportation access as the unconstrained "mobiles". […] We concentrated on a mobile teenager population that had good public transportation or automobile access and a[…]1963, Highway Research Record

   Antonyms:

   immobile

4. An object capable of moving under its own power.

   Antonyms:

   inanimate

5. (broadly, dated) A creature or NPC that can navigate and interact with the game world (now often shortened to mob).
   • MUD has a type of character called a mobile. These are monsters controlled by the program such as the Dragon and the Vampire. To kill these a band of adventurers need to hunt down the creature hurling a combined strength to vanquish it.1984, Simon Rockman, “Rockman Files: MUD, MUD, Glorious MUD”, in Games Computing, volume April 1984, page 89

   Synonyms:

   mob, mobile object, agent, non-player character

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