retransmit
verb
re·trans·mit
(ˌ)rē-tran(t)s-ˈmit 
-tranz-
retransmitted; retransmitting
: to transmit (something) back or again
retransmit a signal
retransmitting data
If the system sends a document and gets a busy signal, it will automatically try to retransmit after a preset interval.—
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These will be ignored by the system that is in full duplex mode, leading to corrupted packets that aren't retransmitted.
—Iljitsch Van Beijnum, Ars Technica, 29 June 2023
In the past, researchers have used it to store the information in an optical pulse before retransmitting it, a trick that dodges the need to convert light into electricity and back again.
—IEEE Spectrum, 25 Dec. 2023
When Zoom coordinates a call, its servers receive and then retransmit the video and audio of all the participants, learning who’s talking and what’s said.
—Barath Raghavan, IEEE Spectrum, 5 Nov. 2023
The Automatic Packet Reporting System relies on a backbone of digital repeaters, or digipeaters, that repeatedly retransmit messages sent by handheld and other radios.
—IEEE Spectrum, 17 Nov. 2021
This innovative feature lets users connect to an external audio source, such as an in-flight entertainment system, and then wirelessly retransmit audio from that source to the earphones using the smart charging case.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 25 Jan. 2023
Can two people retransmit virus to each other and prolong their respective infections (and infectiousness) under these circumstances?
—Chronicle Advice Team, San Francisco Chronicle, 19 Aug. 2022
The drop in service is happening because Dish and Tegna have not been able to reach a new carriage agreement, or the rights to carry and retransmit broadcasts.
—Rashika Jaipuriar, The Indianapolis Star, 7 Oct. 2021
Mink have been shown to retransmit SARS-CoV-2 to humans, leading some countries to take drastic measures to prevent the pathogen from spreading on mink farms.
—Frank Schubert, Scientific American, 20 July 2021
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Iljitsch Van Beijnum, Ars Technica, 29 June 2023
In the past, researchers have used it to store the information in an optical pulse before retransmitting it, a trick that dodges the need to convert light into electricity and back again.
—IEEE Spectrum, 25 Dec. 2023
When Zoom coordinates a call, its servers receive and then retransmit the video and audio of all the participants, learning who’s talking and what’s said.
—Barath Raghavan, IEEE Spectrum, 5 Nov. 2023
The Automatic Packet Reporting System relies on a backbone of digital repeaters, or digipeaters, that repeatedly retransmit messages sent by handheld and other radios.
—IEEE Spectrum, 17 Nov. 2021
This innovative feature lets users connect to an external audio source, such as an in-flight entertainment system, and then wirelessly retransmit audio from that source to the earphones using the smart charging case.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 25 Jan. 2023
Can two people retransmit virus to each other and prolong their respective infections (and infectiousness) under these circumstances?
—Chronicle Advice Team, San Francisco Chronicle, 19 Aug. 2022
The drop in service is happening because Dish and Tegna have not been able to reach a new carriage agreement, or the rights to carry and retransmit broadcasts.
—Rashika Jaipuriar, The Indianapolis Star, 7 Oct. 2021
Mink have been shown to retransmit SARS-CoV-2 to humans, leading some countries to take drastic measures to prevent the pathogen from spreading on mink farms.
—Frank Schubert, Scientific American, 20 July 2021
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“Retransmit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/retransmit. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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