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Signal vs Signalling - What's the difference?

signal | signalling |

As nouns the difference between signal and signalling

is that signal is a sign made to give notice of some occurrence, command, or danger, or to indicate the start of a concerted action while signalling is the use of signals in communications, especially the sending of signals in telecommunications.

As verbs the difference between signal and signalling

is that signal is to indicate while signalling is present participle of lang=en.

As an adjective signal

is standing above others in rank, importance, or achievement.

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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    signalling

    English

    (wikipedia signalling)

    Alternative forms

    * signaling (US)

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

  • the use of signals in communications, especially the sending of signals in telecommunications
  • (rail transport) the signals and associated equipment required for their operation.