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TRANSPONDER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does transponder mean?
• TRANSPONDER (noun)
The noun TRANSPONDER has 1 sense:
1. electrical device designed to receive a specific signal and automatically transmit a specific reply
Familiarity information: TRANSPONDER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Electrical device designed to receive a specific signal and automatically transmit a specific reply
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("transponder" is a kind of...):
electrical device (a device that produces or is powered by electricity)
Context examples
Issue associated with difficulty of a transponder system to trigger a response.
(Difficult to Interrogate Medical Device Problem, Food and Drug Administration)
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