"IMEI" meaning in English

See IMEI in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: IMEIs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} IMEI (plural IMEIs)
  1. Initialism of International Mobile Equipment Identity. Wikipedia link: en:IMEI Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: International Mobile Equipment Identity
    Sense id: en-IMEI-en-noun-Egs6N4YI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

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