a group of wireless nodes that communicate among themselves without any infrastructure or manual configuration
a multihop wireless network that can be formed without the need for any pre-existing infrastructure
an autonomous collection of mobile devices (laptops, smart phones, sensors, etc
an autonomous system consisting solely of mobile terminals connected with wireless links
an autonomous system of mobile hosts connected purely by wireless links
a network wherein a pair of nodes communicates by sending messages either over a direct wireless link, or over a sequence of wireless links including one or
a relatively new term for an old technology - a network that does not rely on pre-existing infrastructure