alerter
- noun
- /əˈlɜrtər/
- Specialized
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sistema de alerta
- With regards to the "alerters" and what they were hoping to accomplish, I think they were hoping someone would be able to intervene before something happened.
Examples
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The alerter in the software sends a warning notification whenever urgent issues arise.
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What exactly were the "alerters" hoping to accomplish by their actions?
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With an alerter, you need to either move one of the controls or hit a button at predetermined random intervals of 30 seconds on average, or the emergency brake comes on.
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You can either move one of the controls or hit a button to reset the alerter (on a long, straight highway, you would be hitting the button repeatedly because you likely wouldn't need to move the steering wheel or change the position of the accelerator).
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The fire alarm served as an alerter, notifying everyone in the building of the emergency.
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He relied on his weather alerter to inform him of incoming storms and other severe conditions.
Synonyms
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1.0
A device that makes a loud sound to warn or wake people
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2.9
A machine that makes a loud wailing sound to warn people
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1.0
A small machine that makes a low, repeating sound to tell people something
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2.5
A group of devices that warns you automatically about danger like fire or a break-in
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3.2
A loud sound or flashing light that tells people there is danger
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3.7
A tool that makes a loud sound or bright light to tell people there is danger
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3.9
A person, device, or app that tells people about something important
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3.5
A sign that tells people about a possible problem
How Urgent
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word alerter is alert + the ending -er, where -er means 'one who'. The word alert comes from an old Italian phrase meaning 'on the watch', so an alerter is 'one who keeps watch' and gives warnings or messages.