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transceiver

transceiver

18 5.6
A device that sends and receives signals, like a radio
  • noun
  • /trænˈsiːvər/
  • Specialized
translation icon : transceptor
  • The rescue team used a transceiver to communicate with the hikers lost in the mountains.

This is a short to medium range implant for RF transceiver.

Examples

  • Lando found the small self-powered transceiver, checked the setting, and turned it on.

    Fiction book (1991)

  • And this is an infrared transceiver that allows wearables to communicate with each other.

  • Tell them our transceiver assembly is down, that we can send messages but not receive them.

    Star Trek: Insurrection (1998)

  • Another was a transceiver, more powerful than that Martin had used in Kuwait.

    Fiction book (1994)

  • Attach and configure a transceiver to the top.

    500 MPH Storm (2013)

  • I am using an F.M. transceiver, and they should tune to 1-5-1 megahertz.

    The Park Is Mine (1986)

  • It's a state-of-the-art mobile command center with a holographic audiovisual display and a personal GPS transceiver.

    Agent Cody Banks (2003)

  • Over the past seven days, V Section has intercepted coded messages being sent from London to Berlin on a WT transceiver.

    Allied (2016)

  • The UTV is equipped with ultrasound transceivers for collision avoidance.

    Academic text (1995)

  • Modems are available with VHF, UHF, 928/950 MHz, and spread spectrum transceivers with connection support for external RF transceivers.

    Academic text (1997)

Synonyms

transponder
vstransceiver
  • Specialized
49 7.5

An electronic device that receives a signal and sends a reply automatically

can both send and receive signals generally, not only automatic replies

How Far

satellite transmitter
  • Specialized
1 4.1
radiotelephony
  • Specialized
9.3
transceiver
  • Specialized
18 5.6
walkie-talkie
48 2.5

Surface Forms

transceiver singular
transceivers plural

Morphology

transceiver = transmit + receiver (transparent) = transmit + receiver

Formed by blending the concepts of transmitting and receiving (transmit + receiver); learners who know those words can readily infer 'a device that both sends and receives signals.'

Etymology

The word transceiver is made from trans- ('across' or 'through') and receive ('to get'), or you can see it as joining transmit ('to send') and receive. So a transceiver is a device that both sends and gets signals, like a transmitter and receiver in one.