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clickers

noun

Meaning

  1. The remote-control device used to change settings on a television set, VCR, or other electronic equipment.
  2. An electronic device used by individual students in the classroom to respond to multiple-choice questions, etc.
  3. A person who cuts out the uppers of shoes from pieces of leather using a flexible knife that clicks as it changes direction.
  4. A machine that cuts materials using a steel rule die. The name comes from the sound (click) when the material is cut. May be hand, pneumatic, or hydraulic powered.
  5. A signalling device used by military forces. Pressed between thumb and fingers, it makes a small but distinctive click understood by other members of a unit.
  6. A small mechanical device that produces a clicking sound, used in dog training.

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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