† translating relayn.TelegraphyObsolete a device which uses the current supplied by an incoming message to automatically retransmit the message further along the line; = translatorn. 4a.
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1864 Mechanics' Mag. 4 Mar. 152/3 The printing relay..consists of an electromagnetic system similar to that of the translating relay.
1905 W. H. Preece & J. SivewrightTelegraphy xi. 235Translating relays are required for the intercommunication between stations.