Semaphore

Word SEMAPHORE
Character 9
Hyphenation sem a phore
Pronunciations /ˈsɛməfɔː/

Definitions and meanings of "Semaphore"

What do we mean by semaphore?

A visual signaling apparatus with flags, lights, or mechanically moving arms, as one used on a railroad. noun

A visual system for sending information by means of two flags that are held one in each hand, using an alphabetic code based on the position of the signaler's arms. noun

To send (a message) or to signal by semaphore. transitive & intransitive verb

A mechanical device for displaying signals by means of which information is conveyed to a distant point. noun

To signal with a semaphore; humorously, wave one's arms and signal like a semaphore.

A signal telegraph; an apparatus for giving signals by the disposition of lanterns, flags, oscillating arms, etc. noun

Any visual signaling system with flags, lights, or mechanically moving arms. noun

A visual system for transmitting information by means of two flags that are held one in each hand, using an alphabetic and numeric code based on the position of the signaler’s arms. noun

A bit, token, fragment of code, or some other mechanism which is used to restrict access to a shared function or device to a single process at a time, or to synchronize and coordinate events in different processes. noun

To signal using (or as if using) a semaphore. verb

Send signals by or as if by semaphore verb

Convey by semaphore, of information verb

An apparatus for visual signaling with lights or mechanically moving arms noun

Any equipment used for visual signalling by means of flags, lights, or mechanically moving arms, which are used to represent letters of the alphabet, or words.

A visual system for transmitting information using the above equipment; especially, by means of two flags held one in each hand, using an alphabetic and numeric code based on the position of the signaller's arms; flag semaphore.

A bit, token, fragment of code, or some other mechanism which is used to restrict access to a shared function or device to a single process at a time, or to synchronize and coordinate events in different processes.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Semaphore

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The word "semaphore" in example sentences

The semaphore is a quicker means of communication than the wig wag; but the wig wag can be used in a prone position under shelter. ❋ Oliver Schoonmaker (N/A)

Between ships and the land there are used what are called semaphore signals, which are made by means of a mast provided with three arms and a disk placed at the upper part. ❋ Various (N/A)

The semaphore is a machine with two arms which may be moved into various positions to make letters. ❋ Girl Scouts Of The United States Of America (1918)

The telegraph station at the semaphore was a little, square, stone hut, roofed with slate, perched high on the cliffs. ❋ Unknown (1899)

And then Edward, who by this point was in danger of complete mental disintegration, descended further, into a form of anti-language that Sugar called "semaphore". ❋ Unknown (2011)

Basically a semaphore is a counter (integer) that allows a thread to get into ❋ Unknown (2010)

Slide 17: Semaphores • Dijkstra - 1965 • A semaphore is a data structure consisting of a counter and a queue for storing task descriptors • Semaphores can be used to implement guards on the code that accesses shared data structures • Semaphores have only two operations, wait and release (originally called P and V by Dijkstra) • Semaphores can be used to provide both competition and cooperation synchronization Copyright © 2007 Addison-Wesley. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The clue is that Apple has four clocks, with the third of the clocks the London time at 3 o'clock, just like Paul McCartney's arms in the "semaphore" cover of Help! ❋ Charles Arthur (2010)

Not via steps that would take me so far off the beaten track that I would be required to send an SOS in semaphore which is my response to being told that I could download my eBook and then transfer it to my iPhone via iTunes, which I hate BTW because it never seems to do anything organically but that's another rant - now I'm in my happy place. ❋ Orannia (2010)

Her purring flashed on and off like the lights on top of radio towers, a kind of semaphore rumble. ❋ Maggie Jochild (2007)

It begins with a kind of semaphore exchange between myself and my wife involving much pointing and lip-reading. ❋ Unknown (2010)

But of this I was uninformed, and when I descried her in the midst of the field I waved my arms like a semaphore against the sky. ❋ Unknown (2010)

He makes a tiny gesture with his hands, opening them like upturned cups and spreading them apart: the semaphore of self-deprecation. ❋ Unknown (2011)

On the first few occasions it happened, I was taken by surprise and thus accosted by impatient motorists with that unseemly highway semaphore that all male drivers use to convey impatience on the road. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Working in tight groups, using the LA storm sewers for cover, signaling each other in antenna semaphore. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Dresses that will semaphore those ideas from magazine covers and red carpets; and, via the high street's knock-offs, from offices and train carriages from Milan to Shanghai. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Enjoy the shots of the East Coast Main Line, complete with Deltics and semaphore signalling. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Even the people still communicating by carrier pigeon and semaphore know that Congress's antipiracy campaign collapsed in a rout this week, amid a remarkable Internet protest. ❋ Unknown (2012)

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