range extender
noun1
Automotive, Transport, Vehicles A fuel-based auxiliary power unit that extends the range of a battery electric vehicle by driving an electric generator that charges the vehicle's battery.
2
Communications, Electrical engineering, Engineering, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Telecommunications A device which extends a signal beyond its normal limit.
3
A device which expands coverage available to a wireless network with a new coverage area, which can be connected to the primary network node via a wireless backhaul or a wired one, depending on device.
- Coordinate terms
- APU, BEV, EREV, EV, HEV, PHEV, REEV, access point, gateway, mesh, mesh networking, mesh node, mesh router, networking, node, router, wifi, wireless, wireless access point, wireless gateway, wireless networking, wireless router