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signal (s), signals (pl)
1. An action, a gesture, or a sign used as a means of communication; such as, anything which serves to indicate, warn, direct, command; such as, a light, a gesture, an act, etc.: including a traffic signal or a signal to leave.
2. A piece of information communicated by an action, a gesture, or a sign.
3. Information transmitted by means of a modulated current or an electromagnetic wave and received by telephone, telegraph, radio, television, or radar.
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(Greek: signal, signals; sign, signs; mark, marks; symbol, symbols)
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aural signal (s) (noun), aural signals (pl)
1. Any sound that can be identified by listening to its acoustic characteristics; such as, pitch, beats, etc.
2. The audio portion of a television signal.
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pyrotechnic signal
A signal designed for military use to produce a colored light or smoke, for the purpose of transmitting information.
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signal attenuation
The weakening of RF energy from an RFID tag or reader.

Water absorbs UHF energy, causing signal attenuation.

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acoustical signal
Sounds used as a form of intraspecific communication; that is, being within or occurring among the members of the same species.
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invitation signal
A signal used to induce another member of the same species to join in performing an act; such as, following an odor trail or cooperating in adult transport.
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