combadge
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9.9
A small electronic badge that shows who someone is and lets them access secure areas
- noun
:
insignia
- use one combadge
Examples
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Picard hits his combadge. Picard to Enterprise.
Fiction book (1994) -
"We'll try combadges, but I don't think they'll work.
Fiction book (2001) -
Picard is checking two combadges with a tricorder.
Fiction book (1994) -
When you enter the secure facility, don't forget to show your combadge to the guard.
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To communicate with the crew during the mission, make sure your combadge is fully charged.
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The combadge is essential for gaining access to restricted areas in the starship.
Synonyms
name tag
vscombadge
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1.6
A small badge that shows a person's name to identify them
often has electronic parts and grants entry to restricted areas
1
7.9
A badge worn to show who a person is in a workplace
includes electronic features that allow access to secure areas and systems
How Secure
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word combadge joins com- (short for 'communication') and badge, a small ID tag, so a combadge is a tiny badge used to identify people or to let them into secure areas.