Signal

Meaning

Noun

●

A

of

an

in a communication channel.

●

Any

of a

or change in an

that

information upon detection.

●

A

made to

of some

,

, or

, or to

the

of a

action.

●

In Rail transportation:

An

,

, or other

used to give an

to another person.

●

An

electromagnetic

,

a

that is a

of time, that

the information of the

or TV

or of communication with another party.

●

An

, change or process done to

information and thus reduce uncertainty.

●

A

; an

; a

; a sign.

●

Useful information,

noise.

●

In Computing & Directives:

A

interprocess communication

used to

a process or

of an occurrence.

●

In Biochemistry:

A

between cells

Verb

●

To

; to

or

by a signal.

●

To

with (a person or system) by a signal.

Adj

●

Standing above others in

,

, or achievement.

Sourced from

Origin

signal

English

segnal

Old French (842-ca. 1400)

signalis

Latin

signum

Latin

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