Word of the Day:
jammer
What It Means
Any device used to jam radio reception.
A musician who jams.
A device (e.g. a jumar) which will slide along a rope in one direction but not the other, used in rock-climbing, caving etc.
Jammer in Context
“"But the Civil Aviation Authority is very worried about 'flyaway' - if someone has bought a GPS jammer on eBay because they don't want drones near their house, it can cause drones to get completely lost and shoot off in a random direction until they run out of battery.”
Did You Know?
From jam + -er.
Source and license
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