transceiver

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UK/tɹænˈsiː.və/US/tɹænˈsi.vɚ/

noun

A combined radio transmitter and receiver.

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Meanings

nountransceiver (plural transceivers)

plural transceivers

  1. A combined radio transmitter and receiver.
  2. computingA device that performs transmitting and receiving functions, especially if using common components.

Origin

Blend of transmitter + receiver.

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Translations

Bulgarian приемопредавател, трансивер
  • приемопредавател (priemopredavatel)combined radio transmitter and receiver
  • трансивер (transiver)combined radio transmitter and receiver
Catalan transceptor
  • transceptorcombined radio transmitter and receiver
Chinese Mandarin 收發器 /收发器, 收發機 /收发机
  • 收發器 /收发器 (shōufāqì)combined radio transmitter and receiver
  • 收發機 /收发机 (shōufājī)combined radio transmitter and receiver
Finnish lähetin-vastaanotin, lähetin-vastaanotin
  • lähetin-vastaanotincombined radio transmitter and receiver
  • lähetin-vastaanotincomputing device
French émetteur-récepteur, émetteur-récepteur
  • émetteur-récepteurcombined radio transmitter and receiver
  • émetteur-récepteurcomputing device
German Transceiver
  • Transceivercombined radio transmitter and receiver
Greek πομποδέκτης
  • πομποδέκτης (pompodéktis)combined radio transmitter and receiver
Indonesian pancarima, transiver
  • pancarimacombined radio transmitter and receiver
  • transivercombined radio transmitter and receiver
Italian ricetrasmettitore, ricetrasmissione
  • ricetrasmettitorecombined radio transmitter and receiver
  • ricetrasmissionecombined radio transmitter and receiver
Japanese トランシーバー
  • トランシーバー (toranshībā)combined radio transmitter and receiver
Polish nadajnikoodbiornik, nadajnikoodbiornik
  • nadajnikoodbiornikcombined radio transmitter and receiver
  • nadajnikoodbiornikcomputing device
Russian приёмопереда́тчик, транси́вер
  • приёмопереда́тчик (prijomoperedátčik)combined radio transmitter and receiver
  • транси́вер (transíver)combined radio transmitter and receiver
  • приёмопереда́тчик (prijomoperedátčik)computing device
  • транси́вер (transíver)computing device
Spanish transceptor, transcibidor
  • transceptorcombined radio transmitter and receiver
  • transcibidorcombined radio transmitter and receiver
  • transceptorcomputing device
  • transcibidorcomputing device
Swedish sändtagare
  • sändtagarecombined radio transmitter and receiver

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with transceiver

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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