repeater : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: repeater	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for repeater
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
repeater n a person who repeats; "the audience consisted largely of repeaters who had seen the movie many times" someone who is repeatedly arrested for criminal behavior (especially for the same criminal behavior) Synonym(s): recidivist, repeater, habitual criminal a firearm that can fire several rounds without reloading Synonym(s): repeating firearm, repeater (electronics) electronic device that amplifies a signal before transmitting it again; "repeaters can be used in computer networks to extend cabling distances"
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 The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [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)