comlink
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8.7
- noun
- /ˈkɒmˌlɪŋk/
:
comunicador
- She activated her comlink to receive the mission briefing from command.
- a voice on the comlink
- activating her comlink
- came over the comlink
Examples
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A chorus of amens came over the comlink, mixed with pant hoots from the SuperChimps; half the crew had been holding their breath.
Fiction book (1998) -
R2, switch on the comlink.
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We are unable to reach you on your comlink.
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You are instructed to turn on your comlink immediately.
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Bell's voice sounded flat over the comlink.
Fiction book (1998) -
Way out here, without comlinks, they were as good as helpless.
Fiction book (1991) -
As her orders and flight plan came over the comlink, Tia felt oddly pleased and justified.
Fiction book (1992) -
Leia turned to see him, blaster drawn, returning his comlink to his belt with his free hand.
Fiction book (1991) -
"Excuse me," he said, sliding a compact comlink from the decorative wristband and flicking it on.
Fiction book (1991) -
"There won't be any trouble." "I've heard that before," Han said dryly, pulling a comlink from a small storage compartment beside his seat.
Fiction book (1991)
Synonyms
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8.6
A small device used to send and receive messages, like a radio or phone
How Portable
Surface Forms
Morphology
comlink = communication + link (semi-transparent) = com + link
The components 'com' and 'link' are clear, but the specific meaning as a 'wireless communication device' is specialized and not directly derivable.
Etymology
The word comlink is made from the part com, short for 'communication' and the same start as communicate, and the part link, which means 'connection'. So a comlink is a small 'communication connection', a device you carry to talk or send messages without wires.