transceiver.

A device combining transmission and reception functions.

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Words that belong together

• radio transceiver
• optical transceiver

On the page

The damaged transceiver could receive messages but no longer transmit.

Usage notes

Primary category: sci-fi. Forms: Singular transceiver; plural transceivers. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: description, technology. Commonness: uncommon.