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Etymology

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Blend of transmitter +‎ responder.

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Noun

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transponder (plural transponders)

  1. A radar or radio transceiver that transmits some signal in response to receiving a predetermined signal.
    Synonym: (slang) parrot
    • 1976, James Martin, Telecommunications and the Computer:
      36 MHz transponder providing a pool of 794 reallocatable frequencies.
    • 2015 December 3, “Abnormal Motor Activity and Thermoregulation in a Schizophrenia Rat Model for Translational Science”, in PLOS ONE[1], →DOI:
      Adult animals were implanted with E-Mitter transponders intraabdominally to record body temperature and locomotor activity continuously.

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English transponder.

Noun

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transponder m (invariable)

  1. transponder
    Synonym: trasponditore

Portuguese

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Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing from English transponder.

Noun

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transponder m (plural transponders)

  1. transponder (transceiver that transmits a signal in response to another)