"transponder" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: transponders [plural]
Rhymes: -ɒndə(ɹ) Etymology: Blend of transmitter + responder. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|transmitter|responder}} Blend of transmitter + responder Head templates: {{en-noun}} transponder (plural transponders)
  1. A radar or radio transceiver that transmits some signal in response to receiving a predetermined signal. Wikipedia link: transponder Synonyms: parrot [slang] Derived forms: emergency location transponder, emergency locator transponder, emergency transponder, transpond Related terms: identification friend or foe Translations (transceiver that transmits some signal in response to receiving a predetermined signal): transponedor [masculine] (Catalan), 發射機應答器 (Chinese Mandarin), 发射机应答器 (fāshèjī yìngdáqì) (Chinese Mandarin), 轉發器 (Chinese Mandarin), 转发器 (zhuǎnfāqì) (Chinese Mandarin), transponder [masculine] (Dutch), transponderi (Finnish), toisiotutkavastain (Finnish), transpondeur [masculine] (French), ტრანსპონდერი (ṭransṗonderi) (Georgian), გადამცემ-მოპასუხე (gadamcem-moṗasuxe) (Georgian), Transponder [masculine] (German), trasponditore [masculine] (Italian), トランスポンダ (toransuponda) (Japanese), transponder [masculine] (Portuguese), транспо́ндер (transpóndɛr) [masculine] (Russian), транспондер [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), transponder [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), transponder [masculine] (Spanish), transpondedor [masculine] (Spanish), trawsatebwr [masculine] (Welsh)

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