"roger that" meaning in All languages combined

See roger that on Wiktionary

Interjection [English]

Audio: En-au-roger that.ogg
Etymology: Extension of roger for received in radio traffic (by 1950), the pronoun referring to the last information received; in use by 1969, popularised at first by radio transmissions from NASA's Apollo missions, later in military fiction. Head templates: {{en-interj}} roger that
  1. (radio telecommunications) Received (used in radio communications to acknowledge that a message has been received and understood) Synonyms: roger Related terms: copy that
    Sense id: en-roger_that-en-intj-MVqrPsuK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English responses, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 74 26 Disambiguation of English responses: 75 25 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 82 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 86 14 Topics: broadcasting, communications, electrical-engineering, engineering, media, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, radio, telecommunications
  2. (idiomatic) Used to acknowledge receipt and understanding of a message Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-roger_that-en-intj-OTTIrZRt
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  "etymology_text": "Extension of roger for received in radio traffic (by 1950), the pronoun referring to the last information received; in use by 1969, popularised at first by radio transmissions from NASA's Apollo missions, later in military fiction.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "roger that",
      "name": "en-interj"
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  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "intj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "74 26",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "75 25",
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "82 18",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "86 14",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "1969 \"Capsule Communicator: '11, this is Houston. We've completed the trunnion zero bias setting. You can retrieve the computer and go to BLOCK.' Commander (Neil A. Armstrong): 'Roger that. Thank you.' \", Apollo 11 Air-to-Ground Voice Transcription (Tape 4/5, mission time 5h 16 min), 16 July 1969."
        },
        {
          "text": "1974 \"This is the book for everybody who ever groaned under the onslaught of trivia transmitted by the astronauts ('This sunset is really something, Houston...' 'Roger that...'). review of M. Collins, \"Carrying the Fire\", Flying Magazine, November 1974, p. 108."
        },
        {
          "text": "1989 \"'It's going to blow visibility to shit, too.' 'Roger that.'\" Tom Clancy, Clear and Present Danger, p. 506."
        }
      ],
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      ],
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      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(radio telecommunications) Received (used in radio communications to acknowledge that a message has been received and understood)"
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "_dis1": "94 6",
          "word": "copy that"
        }
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "_dis1": "82 18",
          "word": "roger"
        }
      ],
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        "broadcasting",
        "communications",
        "electrical-engineering",
        "engineering",
        "media",
        "natural-sciences",
        "physical-sciences",
        "radio",
        "telecommunications"
      ]
    },
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        "Used to acknowledge receipt and understanding of a message"
      ],
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        "(idiomatic) Used to acknowledge receipt and understanding of a message"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "audio": "En-au-roger that.ogg",
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      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c5/En-au-roger_that.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "roger that"
}
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    "English interjections",
    "English lemmas",
    "English multiword terms",
    "English responses",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Extension of roger for received in radio traffic (by 1950), the pronoun referring to the last information received; in use by 1969, popularised at first by radio transmissions from NASA's Apollo missions, later in military fiction.",
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      "args": {},
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "intj",
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    {
      "word": "copy that"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "1969 \"Capsule Communicator: '11, this is Houston. We've completed the trunnion zero bias setting. You can retrieve the computer and go to BLOCK.' Commander (Neil A. Armstrong): 'Roger that. Thank you.' \", Apollo 11 Air-to-Ground Voice Transcription (Tape 4/5, mission time 5h 16 min), 16 July 1969."
        },
        {
          "text": "1974 \"This is the book for everybody who ever groaned under the onslaught of trivia transmitted by the astronauts ('This sunset is really something, Houston...' 'Roger that...'). review of M. Collins, \"Carrying the Fire\", Flying Magazine, November 1974, p. 108."
        },
        {
          "text": "1989 \"'It's going to blow visibility to shit, too.' 'Roger that.'\" Tom Clancy, Clear and Present Danger, p. 506."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Received (used in radio communications to acknowledge that a message has been received and understood)"
      ],
      "links": [
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          "received"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(radio telecommunications) Received (used in radio communications to acknowledge that a message has been received and understood)"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "broadcasting",
        "communications",
        "electrical-engineering",
        "engineering",
        "media",
        "natural-sciences",
        "physical-sciences",
        "radio",
        "telecommunications"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English idioms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Used to acknowledge receipt and understanding of a message"
      ],
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        "(idiomatic) Used to acknowledge receipt and understanding of a message"
      ],
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        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
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      "audio": "En-au-roger that.ogg",
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      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c5/En-au-roger_that.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "roger"
    }
  ],
  "word": "roger that"
}

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