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repeater

 

  3  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Repeater  \Re*peat"er\  (-?r),  n. 
  One  who  or  that  which  repeats.  Specifically: 
  a  A  watch  with  a  striking  apparatus  which  upon  pressure  of 
  a  spring,  will  indicate  the  time,  usually  in  hours  and 
  quarters. 
  b  A  repeating  firearm. 
  c  (Teleg.)  An  instrument  for  resending  a  telegraphic 
  message  automatically  at  an  intermediate  point. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  repeater 
  n  1:  a  person  who  repeats;  "the  audience  consisted  largely  of 
  repeaters  who  had  seen  the  movie  many  times" 
  2:  someone  who  is  repeatedly  arrested  for  criminal  behavior 
  (especially  for  the  same  criminal  behavior)  [syn:  {recidivist}, 
  {habitual  criminal}] 
  3:  a  firearm  that  can  fire  several  rounds  without  reloading 
  [syn:  {repeating  firearm}] 
  4:  (electrical  engineering)  a  device  that  amplifies  a  signal 
  before  transmitting  it  again  "repeaters  can  be  used  in 
  computer  networks  to  extend  cabling  distances" 
 
  From  The  Free  On-line  Dictionary  of  Computing  (13  Mar  01)  [foldoc]: 
 
  repeater 
 
    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}. 
 
  (1998-07-16)




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