transceiver

noun

trans·​ceiv·​er tran(t)-ˈsē-vər How to pronounce transceiver (audio)
: a radio transmitter-receiver that uses many of the same components for both transmission and reception

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This setup includes a small Raspberry Pi computer, an antenna, a transceiver, and a battery. Alex Vakulov, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024 Regardless of how much battery life appears on the digital readout of your transceiver, install fresh batteries. Kim Kircher, Outside Online, 11 Oct. 2013 Icom won a contract in the 1990s to supply the U.S. Department of Defense with transceivers. Eddy Duan / Bloomberg, TIME, 19 Sep. 2024 The chip is connected by a flexible wire down the inside of the neck to an internal transceiver that is implanted in the chest which sends information to an external transceiver. Bruce Gil, Quartz, 28 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for transceiver 

Word History

Etymology

transmitter + receiver

First Known Use

1934, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of transceiver was in 1934

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“Transceiver.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/transceiver. Accessed 10 Nov. 2024.

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