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The definition of signal
6 Definitions of: signal
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- noun, any sign, gesture, token, etc, that serves to communicate information
- noun, anything that acts as an incitement to action
- noun, a) a variable parameter, such as a current or electromagnetic wave, by which information is conveyed through an electronic circuit, communications system, etc b) the information so conveyed c) (as modifier)
- adjective, distinguished or conspicuous
- adjective, used to give or act as a signal
- verb, to communicate (a message, etc) to (a person)
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- noun, one of a set of coloured lights placed at crossroads, junctions, etc, to control the flow of traffic. A red light indicates that traffic must stop and a green light that it may go: usually an amber warning light is added between the red and the green
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