"self timer" meaning in All languages combined

See self timer on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: self timers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} self timer (plural self timers)
  1. (photography) A device on a camera that provides a delay between pressing the shutter release and the shutter's firing, for example to give the photographer time to join a group of people being photographed. Categories (topical): Photography
    Sense id: en-self_timer-en-noun-srP2lDAr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: arts, hobbies, lifestyle, photography

Inflected forms

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