self-timer

A form of self timer — 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

  1. alternativeAlternative form of self timer
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self-timer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-timer

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

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