transceiver
noun
trans·ceiv·er
tran(t)-ˈsē-vər 
: a radio transmitter-receiver that uses many of the same components for both transmission and reception
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He had been located thanks to a transceiver that pinged his location, and was transported to the hospital with broken bones.
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Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 4 Apr. 2024
Engineers at Intel developed this approach in the past decade, and the first commercial products built with it, optical transceivers, were launched in 2016.
—Roel Baets, IEEE Spectrum, 8 Apr. 2023
Sloop then used his transceiver to locate Burks near a tree.
—Sarah Al-Arshani, USA TODAY, 12 Mar. 2024
The companion was able to locate Burks quickly by turning on his transceiver, the Baker County Sheriff's Office said.
—CBS News, 12 Mar. 2024
Data traffic also increased by 14.8% last year, and the company increased its 4G transceiver stations by 30.7%.
—Lionel Lim, Fortune Asia, 9 Feb. 2024
Even a jiggle could interfere: To keep the transceiver stable on Psyche, JPL installed special struts and actuators to isolate it from the vibrations of the 81-foot-long spacecraft.
—John Johnson Jr., Discover Magazine, 27 Nov. 2023
Scouts prepare to chat with ISS next week The team made final preparations Saturday by hooking up the last of the equipment — radio transceivers, microphones and more — to an antenna assembly perched atop the Heart of Central California Council building on Elvas Avenue.
—Jacqueline Pinedo, Sacramento Bee, 11 Feb. 2024
The video was sent by NASA’s Deep Space Optical Communications flight laser transceiver, which hitched a ride to deep space on Psyche, a spacecraft on a mission to the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter.
—Justine McDaniel, Washington Post, 19 Dec. 2023
Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 4 Apr. 2024
Engineers at Intel developed this approach in the past decade, and the first commercial products built with it, optical transceivers, were launched in 2016.
—Roel Baets, IEEE Spectrum, 8 Apr. 2023
Sloop then used his transceiver to locate Burks near a tree.
—Sarah Al-Arshani, USA TODAY, 12 Mar. 2024
The companion was able to locate Burks quickly by turning on his transceiver, the Baker County Sheriff's Office said.
—CBS News, 12 Mar. 2024
Data traffic also increased by 14.8% last year, and the company increased its 4G transceiver stations by 30.7%.
—Lionel Lim, Fortune Asia, 9 Feb. 2024
Even a jiggle could interfere: To keep the transceiver stable on Psyche, JPL installed special struts and actuators to isolate it from the vibrations of the 81-foot-long spacecraft.
—John Johnson Jr., Discover Magazine, 27 Nov. 2023
Scouts prepare to chat with ISS next week The team made final preparations Saturday by hooking up the last of the equipment — radio transceivers, microphones and more — to an antenna assembly perched atop the Heart of Central California Council building on Elvas Avenue.
—Jacqueline Pinedo, Sacramento Bee, 11 Feb. 2024
The video was sent by NASA’s Deep Space Optical Communications flight laser transceiver, which hitched a ride to deep space on Psyche, a spacecraft on a mission to the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter.
—Justine McDaniel, Washington Post, 19 Dec. 2023
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“Transceiver.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/transceiver. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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