self timer

noun

A device on a camera that provides a delay between pressing the shutter release and the shutter's firing, for example to give the photographer time to join a group of people being photographed.

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Meanings

nounself timer (plural self timers)

plural self timers · alternative self-timer

  1. artsA device on a camera that provides a delay between pressing the shutter release and the shutter's firing, for example to give the photographer time to join a group of people being photographed.

Translations

Finnish aikalaukaisin
  • aikalaukaisindevice
Polish samowyzwalacz
  • samowyzwalaczdevice
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APA

self timer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self%20timer

MLA

“self timer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self%20timer. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “self timer,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self%20timer.

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