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Sent vs Signaled - What's the difference?

sent | signaled |

As verbs the difference between sent and signaled

is that sent is (send) while signaled is (signal).

As a noun sent

is a subdivision of currency, equal to a 1/100th of an estonian kroon or sent can be .

sent

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl)

Noun

(senti)
  • A subdivision of currency, equal to a 1/100th of an Estonian kroon

    • Etymology 2

    See (send)

    Verb

    (head)
  • (send)

    • Etymology 3

    See .

    Noun

    (en noun)

    • Statistics

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    Anagrams

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    signaled

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (signal)

    • Anagrams

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    signal

    English

    (wikipedia signal)

    Alternative forms

    * signall

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A sign made to give notice of some occurrence, command, or danger, or to indicate the start of a concerted action.
  • * Milton
    • All obeyed / The wonted signal and superior voice / Of this great potentate.
  • An on-off light, semaphore, or other device used to give an indication to another person.
  • (of a radio, TV, telephone, internet, etc) An electrical or electromagnetic action, normally a voltage that is a function of time that conveys the information of the radio or TV program or of communication with another party.
    • My mobile phone can't get a signal in the railway station.
  • A token; an indication; a foreshadowing; a sign.
  • * Shakespeare
    • The weary sun / Gives signal of a goodly day to-morrow.
  • * De Foe
    • There was not the least signal of the calamity to be seen.
  • Useful information, as opposed to noise.
  • (computing, Unix) A simple interprocess communication used to notify a process or thread of an occurrence.

    • Antonyms

    * (useful information) noise

    Derived terms

    * signal box * signalman * signalwoman * smoke signal

    See also

    * tocsin

    Verb

  • To indicate.

    • Adjective

    (-)
  • Standing above others in rank, importance, or achievement.
    • a signal''' exploit; a '''signal''' service; a '''signal act of benevolence
  • * Milton
    • As signal now in low, dejected state / As erst in highest, behold him where he lies.

    Related terms

    * (adjective)

    Anagrams

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