TRANSPONDER


Meaning of TRANSPONDER in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ tran(t)-ˈspän-dər ]

noun

Etymology: trans mitter + res ponder

Date: circa 1944

: a radio or radar set that upon receiving a designated signal emits a radio signal of its own and that is used especially for the detection, identification, and location of objects and in satellites for relaying communications signals

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