transponder
EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
Blend of transmitter + responder.
PronunciationEdit
- Rhymes: -ɒndə(ɹ)
NounEdit
transponder (plural transponders)
- A radar or radio transceiver that transmits some signal in response to receiving a predetermined signal.
- Synonym: (slang) parrot
Derived termsEdit
TranslationsEdit
transceiver that transmits some signal in response to receiving a predetermined signal
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See alsoEdit
PortugueseEdit
EtymologyEdit
Unadapted borrowing from English transponder.
NounEdit
transponder m (plural transponders)
- transponder (transceiver that transmits a signal in response to another)