blinkenlight

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noun

A flashing light or beacon light.

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Meanings

nounblinkenlight (plural blinkenlights)

plural blinkenlights

  1. A flashing light or beacon light.

    The ASC straightened in his chair, casting a blinkenlight shadow over them. "I think we can table this until further investigation is done into Agent Mukami's cognition, however we want to approach that. Yes?"

    2023 October 8, HarryBlank, “Taking the Lead”, in SCP Foundation, archived from the original on 25 May 2024
  2. A status light on an electronic or electric device, such as a modem, router, network hub, etc.

Origin

A faux-Germanization of blinking lights, invoking German blinken (“blink, flash”).

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Translations

German Blinklicht
  • Blinklichta flashing light or beacon light
Russian мига́лка, маячо́к
  • мига́лка (migálka)a flashing light or beacon light
  • маячо́к (majačók)a flashing light or beacon light
Cite this entry
APA

blinkenlight. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blinkenlight

MLA

“blinkenlight.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blinkenlight. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “blinkenlight,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blinkenlight.

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