device-agnostic

device-agnostic
adj.
Of, or relating to, a software program or other system that is not dedicated to a single hardware platform, but instead is flexible enough to work with any device.
Example Citation:
"uMonitor can be done on the PC, palm pilot, two-way pager or wireless simultaneously.
'We are device agnostic and account agnostic,' Bolen says."
— "uMonitor.com to unveil wireless software at bankers conference," Memphis Business Journal, September 8, 2000
Notes:
The use of agnostic here comes from the noncommital sense of the word. Business types, especially those with some sort of connection to the IT department, seem to love it:
"What we really provide is a device-agnostic, protocol-agnostic and carrier-agnostic access to any wireless device."
— Antony Bruno, "Datalink.net shifts focus to business market," RCR Radio Communications Report, January 31, 2000
Device-agnostic seems to be about five years old:
"The most likely solution for any large-scale program, however, is a device-agnostic approach, allowing for a flexibility among user interfaces that could meet the demands of the broadest possible audience."
— Thomas Maresca, "Electric Companies to Jolt Industry," Interactive Home, February 1, 1996
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