jammer
/'dʤæmə/
Definition
- Noun:
- A device or transmitter that broadcasts electronic jamming signals: A "jammer" is a piece of equipment designed to interfere with, block, or disrupt radio, radar, GPS, or other electronic signals by transmitting noise or signals on the same frequency.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- The military used a signal jammer to disrupt enemy communications.
- Installing a cell phone jammer in the theater is illegal in many countries.
- The drone was disabled by a GPS jammer.
Advanced Usage
- "to be a jammer": can be used informally to describe a person or thing that causes interference or disruption in a non-electronic context.
- He's such a jammer in meetings, always derailing the conversation with off-topic comments.
Variants and Related Words
- Jamming (n): The act or process of causing electronic interference.
- The jamming of the broadcast was a deliberate act.
- Jam (v): To cause interference with a signal or to make something stuck.
- Please do not jam the radio signals.
Synonyms
- Blocker: A device or agent that blocks something.
- Disruptor: Something that causes disruption, especially of a process or system.
Related Phrases
- Signal jammer: A specific type of jammer that targets communication signals.
- The police located the illegal signal jammer in the apartment.
- Radio jammer: A jammer specifically designed for radio frequencies.
- The old radio jammer was used during the war.
Related Idioms
Noun
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a transmitter used to broadcast electronic jamming
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