ガラパゴスケータイ
Japanese
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ガラパゴス携帯 |
Alternative forms
edit- (shortening) ガラケー (garakē)
Etymology
editCompound of ガラパゴス (Garapagosu, “Galápagos”) + ケータイ (kētai, “mobile phone”). ガラパゴス (Garapagosu, “Galápagos”) refers to the Japanese concept of the Galápagos syndrome.
Noun
editガラパゴスケータイ • (Garapagosu kētai)
- Japanese featurephone with features specialized for the Japanese market
- (by extension) non-smartphone mobile phone (Can we verify(+) this sense?)
See also
edit- ガラパゴス化 (Garapagosu-ka)