Morse code

noun

Morse code

noun

Etymology Named for its inventor, Samuel Morse.

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Communications, Electrical engineering, Engineering, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Telecommunications A character code represented by dots and dashes (or short and long pulses), originally used to send messages by telegraph, later by flashes of light or by radio.

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