blinkenlight

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English

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Etymology

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A faux-Germanization of blinkin' lights, invoking German blinken (blink, flash).

Noun

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blinkenlight (plural blinkenlights)

  1. A flashing light or beacon light.
    • 2023 October 8, HarryBlank, “Taking the Lead”, in SCP Foundation[1], archived from the original on 25 May 2024:
      The ASC straightened in his chair, casting a blinkenlight shadow over them. "I think we can table this until further investigation is done into Agent Mukami's cognition, however we want to approach that. Yes?"
    • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:blinkenlight.
  2. A status light on an electronic or electric device, such as a modem, router, network hub, etc.

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