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{{Short description|Wireless standard}} [[File:Infrared Data Association logo.svg|thumb|Logo of the Infrared Data Association]] [[File:IrDA USB.jpg|thumb|An IrDA [[USB]] adapter for use with a computer]] '''IrDA''' is a [[wireless]] standard designed for exchanging data using [[infrared]] (IR). Infrared ports for this purpose have been implemented in portable electronic devices such as mobile telephones, laptops, cameras, printers, and medical devices. The main characteristics of this kind of [[Free-space optical communication|wireless optical communication]] are physically secure bidirectional data transfer, [[line-of-sight propagation|line-of-sight]] and very low [[bit error rate]], using point-and-shoot principles. IrDA has been made dormant by newer improved technologies like [[Bluetooth]].<ref name=":0" />
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