signal
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English[edit]
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Etymology[edit]
From Old French segnal, seignal or Medieval Latin signāle, noun use of the neuter of Late Latin signālis, from Latin signum.
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Noun[edit]
signal (plural signals)
- A sign made to give notice of some occurrence, command, or danger, or to indicate the start of a concerted action.
- Milton
- All obeyed / The wonted signal and superior voice / Of this great potentate.
- Milton
- An on-off light, semaphore, or other device used to give an indication to another person.
- (of a radio, TV, telephone, internet, etc) An electrical or electromagnetic action, normally a voltage that is a function of time that conveys the information of the radio or TV program or of communication with another party.
- My mobile phone can't get a signal in the railway station.
- A token; an indication; a foreshadowing; a sign.
- Shakespeare
- The weary sun […] / Gives signal of a goodly day to-morrow.
- De Foe
- There was not the least signal of the calamity to be seen.
- Shakespeare
- Useful information, as opposed to noise.
- (computing, Unix) A simple interprocess communication used to notify a process or thread of an occurrence.
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- (useful information): noise
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Verb[edit]
signal (third-person singular simple present signals, present participle signalling (UK) or signaling (US), simple past and past participle signalled (UK) or signaled (US))
- To indicate.
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Adjective[edit]
signal (not comparable)
- Standing above others in rank, importance, or achievement.
- a signal exploit; a signal service; a signal act of benevolence
- Milton
- As signal now in low, dejected state / As erst in highest, behold him where he lies.
Related terms[edit]
- signature (adjective)
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Danish[edit]
Noun[edit]
signal n (definite singular signalet, indefinite plural signaler, definite plural signalerne)
- a signal
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Re-latinization of Old French segnal, from Medieval Latin signale, from Late Latin signālis, from Latin signum.
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audio (file)
Noun[edit]
signal m (plural signaux)
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Norwegian Bokmål[edit]
Noun[edit]
signal n (definite singular signalet, indefinite plural signal / signaler, definite plural signala / signalene)
- a signal
Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]
Noun[edit]
signal n (definite singular signalet, indefinite plural signal, definite plural signala)
- a signal
Serbo-Croatian[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
sìgnāl m (Cyrillic spelling сѝгна̄л)
Swedish[edit]
Noun[edit]
signal c (definite singular signalen, indefinite plural signaler, definite plural signalerna)
- a signal
Vilamovian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old French segnal, seignal or Medieval Latin signāle, noun use of the neuter of Late Latin signālis, from Latin signum.
Noun[edit]
signal n (plural signale)
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