ALL meanings of repeater
re·peat·er
R r - noun Technical meaning of repeater (networking, communications) A network or communications device which propagates electrical signals from one cable to another, amplifying them to restore them to full strength in the process. Repeaters are used to counter the attenuation which occurs when signals travel long distances (e.g. across an ocean). A network repeater is less intelligent than a bridge, gateway or router since it works at the physical layer. 1
- noun repeater repeating rifle 1
- noun repeater clock with repeat alarm 1
- noun repeater electronics: signal amplifier 1
- noun repeater a person or thing that repeats. 1
- noun repeater a repeating firearm. 1
- noun repeater Horology. a timepiece, especially a watch, that may be made to strike the hour or part of the hour. Compare clock watch. 1
- noun repeater Education. a pupil who repeats a course or group of courses that he or she has failed. 1
- noun repeater a person who votes illegally by casting more than one vote in the same election. 1
- noun repeater a person who has been convicted and sentenced for one crime, and later for another; recidivist. 1
- noun repeater Mathematics. (no longer in technical use) a repeating decimal. 1
- noun repeater Telecommunications. a device capable of receiving one-way or two-way communications signals and delivering corresponding signals that are either amplified, reshaped, or both. 1
- noun repeater Navigation. gyro repeater. 1
- noun repeater a person or thing that repeats 0
- noun repeater a firearm capable of discharging several shots without reloading 0
- noun repeater a timepiece having a mechanism enabling it to strike the hour or quarter-hour just past, when a spring is pressed 0
- noun repeater a device that amplifies or augments incoming electrical signals and retransmits them, thus compensating for transmission losses 0
- noun repeater one of three signal flags hoisted with others to indicate that one of the top three is to be repeated 0
- noun repeater a watch or clock which, upon activation of a spring, will strike the time, sometimes to the nearest minute 0
- noun repeater repeating firearm 0
- noun repeater a person who has been convicted a number of times for violating the law 0
- noun repeater a person who fraudulently votes more than once in the same election 0
- noun repeater a student who fails a course or grade, and then repeats it 0
- noun repeater repeating decimal 0
- noun repeater a relay used to correct distortion and restore the strength of electrical signals 0
- noun repeater A repeater is a device that amplifies or adds to incoming electrical signals and retransmits them, in order to compensate for transmission losses. 0