Meaning of Airdrop | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The act of delivering goods, equipment, or personnel by dropping them from an aircraft in flight.
2. A wireless service of Apple Inc. which can transfer files among supported Macintosh computers and iOS devices by means of close-range wireless communication.
3. The distribution of free tokens to help bootstrap a new cryptocurrency.

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Examples

“But Facebook is also likely to carry out what’s known in cryptocurrency circles as an “air drop”, handing out small amounts of currency for free in an effort to kickstart the ecosystem.”

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