signal

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That's a signal of how much attention GnuTLS gets.

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Quick take

any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message; "signals from the boat suddenly stopped"

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of signal gathered in one view.

noun

any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message; "signals from the boat suddenly stopped"

noun

any incitement to action; "he awaited the signal to start"; "the victory was a signal for wild celebration"

noun

an electric quantity (voltage or current or field strength) whose modulation represents coded information about the source from which it comes

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for signal.

noun

any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message; "signals from the boat suddenly stopped"

noun

any incitement to action; "he awaited the signal to start"; "the victory was a signal for wild celebration"

noun

an electric quantity (voltage or current or field strength) whose modulation represents coded information about the source from which it comes

verb

communicate silently and non-verbally by signals or signs; "He signed his disapproval with a dismissive hand gesture"; "The diner signaled the waiters to bring the menu"

verb

be a signal for or a symptom of; "These symptoms indicate a serious illness"; "Her behavior points to a severe neurosis"; "The economic indicators signal that the euro is undervalued"

See also: bespeak, betoken, indicate, point

adjective

notably out of the ordinary; "the year saw one signal triumph for the Labour party"

Example sentences

That's a signal of how much attention GnuTLS gets.

Until there is a credible alternative to HN, I think you'll still see a lot of signal, even if there is more noise than there used to be.

That idealistic shit is a luxury of the extremely privileged, and you need to pretend it as a status signal, but don't believe your own lie.

I am currently spending my life working on signal processing - constructing a story of what is happening in the world from sensor data.

The signal-to-noise ratio has dropped slightly compared to when I started reading about four years ago, but this is still a great place for technical discussion.

So, as a clear signal of our commitment to your privacy, weve deleted the entire collection of user uploaded contact information from our servers.

Software vulnerabilities are what software vulnerabilities are: the fundamental enabler of modern network signal intelligence.