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Repeater vs Mesh - What's the difference?

repeater | mesh |

As nouns the difference between repeater and mesh

is that repeater is an electronic device that receives a weak or low-level signal and retransmits it at a higher level or higher power while mesh is a structure made of connected strands of metal, fiber, or other flexible/ductile material, with evenly spaced openings between them.

As a verb mesh is

to fit in, to come together.

repeater

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (electronics) An electronic device that receives a weak or low-level signal and retransmits it at a higher level or higher power.
  • (firearms) A gun that has a store of cartridges and does not need reloading after each shot.
  • In ufology and similar studies, a person who regularly sees unexplained sightings of paranormal phenomena.
    • Note – this term is more commonly used by skeptics of the paranormal, and implies that the witness lacks credibility.
  • A watch with a striking apparatus which, upon pressure of a spring, will indicate the time, usually in hours and quarters.
  • (US) One who votes more than once at an election.
  • A repeating decimal.
  • (nautical) A pennant used to indicate that a certain flag in a hoist of signal is duplicated.

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    mesh

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia mesh) (es)
  • A structure made of connected strands of metal, fiber, or other flexible/ductile material, with evenly spaced openings between them.
  • * Shakespeare
    • a golden mesh to entrap the hearts of men
  • The opening or space enclosed by the threads of a net between knot and knot, or the threads enclosing such a space.
  • The engagement of the teeth of wheels, or of a wheel and rack.
  • A measure of fineness (particle size) of ground material. A powder that passes through a sieve having 300 openings per linear inch but does not pass 400 openings per linear inch is said to be -300 +400 mesh.
  • (computer graphics) A polygon mesh.

    • Synonyms

    * (space and threads) lattice, network, net

    Derived terms

    * mesh number

    Verb

    (es)
  • To fit in, to come together.
    • The music meshed well with the visuals in that film.
  • To catch in a mesh.
    • (Surrey)

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