a device which transmits and receives radio or electronic signals
Word origin
C20: from trans(mitter) + (re)ceiver
transceiver in American English
(trænˈsivər)
US
noun
1.
an apparatus contained in a single housing, functioning alternately as a radio transmitter and receiver
2.
an electronic device that transmits and receives facsimile copies of printed material, pictures, etc. over a telephone line
Word origin
transmitter + receiver
transceiver in Electrical Engineering
(trænsivər)
Word forms: (regular plural) transceivers
noun
(Electrical engineering: Communication)
A transceiver is a device that contains both a transmitter and receiver.
Almost every piece of modern amateur radio equipment is now a transceiver but there is an active market for pure radio receivers, mainly for shortwave listeningoperators.
Many authorities suggest not even turning on a transceiver without a 50-ohm load connected to its unused output.
A transceiver is a device that contains both a transmitter and receiver.
Examples of 'transceiver' in a sentence
transceiver
The Alouette was equipped with the latest and very powerful transceiver.
Forbes, Colin COVER STORY (1978)
On the way back from the document transceiver he collected a sandwich lunch from the cafeteria and took it to his desk.
Moore, Margaret FORESTS OF THE NIGHT (1978)
I would take long odds that the transceiver had already been installed.
Maclean, Alistair SAN ANDREAS (1978)
Through them he saw the man was working on what seemed to be a radio transceiver, apparently adjusting something.