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immobilizer

immobilizer

1 6.6
A device attached to a car that stops it being started or moved without the correct key
  • noun
  • /ɪˈmoʊbɪlaɪzər/
  • Specialized
translation icon : inmovilizador
  • An immobilizer is designed to prevent a vehicle from starting without the correct key.
  • engine immobilizer
  • immobilizer systems

Examples

  • One of the best things that you can do in order to decrease your car insurance premium is to have an alarm, tracker, or immobilizer installed in your car.

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  • By having security features on your car, such as an immobilizer, tracker, or alarm, your premium will be lower.

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  • That means I have to re lock the car, then re unlock it to disable the immobilizer, And then if I'm lucky, yes.

  • These include a car alarm, a GPS tracker, and an immobilizer.

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  • Is that the immobilizer?

  • The best thing to accomplish if you would like to decrease your auto insurance would be to set up a security alarm, immobilizer, or system within your auto.

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  • Many modern cars come equipped with an immobilizer to reduce the risk of theft.

  • Installing an immobilizer can greatly enhance your car's security features.

Synonyms

interlock
vsimmobilizer
  • Specialized
7 6.9

A safety device that stops a machine from starting unless it is safe to use

is used in vehicles to block starting or movement unless authorized
ignition interlock
vsimmobilizer
  • Specialized
1 6.6

A device put in a car that prevents the engine from starting if it detects alcohol on the driver's breath

aims mainly to stop start or movement without the correct key or authorization
ignition lock
vsimmobilizer
  • Specialized
5.1

A part in a car that stops the engine from starting without the right key

also blocks vehicle movement and accepts other forms of authorization

Antonyms

34 3.5

A device that makes a car or machine engine start

How Secure

immobilizer
  • Specialized
1 6.6
doorlock
1.8
alarm
842 1.0

Surface Forms

immobilizer singular
immobilizers plural

Morphology

immobilizer = immobilize (transparent) = im + mobile + ize + er

The agent/instrument '-er' attached to the verb 'immobilize' yields a device or agent that performs the action; the relation is regular and predictable.

Etymology

Immobilizer comes from im- 'not' and mobile 'able to move', the same root you see in automobile and mobile. So an immobilizer for a car is a device that stops the vehicle from starting or moving.