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transponder

noun
/tɹænˈspɒn.də/UK/tɹænˈspɑn.dɚ/US

Etymology

Blend of transmitter + responder.

  1. derived from respondeō
  2. derived from respondō
  3. derived from respondre
  4. inherited from respounden
  5. formed as responder — “respond + -er”
  6. compounded as transponder — “transmitter + responder”

Definitions

  1. A radar or radio transceiver that transmits some signal in response to receiving a…

    A radar or radio transceiver that transmits some signal in response to receiving a predetermined signal.

    • 36 MHz transponder providing a pool of 794 reallocatable frequencies.
    • Adult animals were implanted with E-Mitter transponders intraabdominally to record body temperature and locomotor activity continuously.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for transponder. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA