repeater
noun
re·peat·er
ri-ˈpē-tər 
: one that repeats: such as
a
: one who relates or recites
b
: a watch or clock with a striking mechanism that upon pressure of a spring will indicate the time in hours or quarters and sometimes minutes
c
: a firearm having a magazine that holds a number of cartridges loaded one at a time into the chamber by the action of the piece
d
: a habitual violator of the laws
e
: one who votes illegally by casting more than one ballot in an election
f
: a student enrolled in a class or course for a second or subsequent time
g
: a device for receiving communication signals and delivering corresponding amplified ones
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This 43 mm platinum timepiece houses the hand-wound Caliber AP 2907 which combines the minute repeater and jumping hours complications.
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Sophie Furley, Robb Report, 18 Jan. 2025
If so, what's changed? P.J. Tucker, Clippers Steve Ballmer doesn’t need the money, but getting under the tax line and avoiding repeater status is probably enough of an incentive to drop the mere $2.5 million in salary the Clippers would need in order to skirt the tax.
—John Hollinger, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
By using a star network topology instead of a more traditional mesh, Z-Wave LR reduces the need for hubs and repeaters, relying instead on a central hub.
—Kevin Purdy, Ars Technica, 18 Dec. 2024
Full Strike minute repeater with its crystal gong, as well as the brand’s other highly complicated timepieces, are examples of what the maison’s skilled team has been able to accomplish in Fleurier and Geneva, where the brand maintains its headquarters and main production site.
—Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 1 Dec. 2024
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Sophie Furley, Robb Report, 18 Jan. 2025
If so, what's changed? P.J. Tucker, Clippers Steve Ballmer doesn’t need the money, but getting under the tax line and avoiding repeater status is probably enough of an incentive to drop the mere $2.5 million in salary the Clippers would need in order to skirt the tax.
—John Hollinger, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
By using a star network topology instead of a more traditional mesh, Z-Wave LR reduces the need for hubs and repeaters, relying instead on a central hub.
—Kevin Purdy, Ars Technica, 18 Dec. 2024
Full Strike minute repeater with its crystal gong, as well as the brand’s other highly complicated timepieces, are examples of what the maison’s skilled team has been able to accomplish in Fleurier and Geneva, where the brand maintains its headquarters and main production site.
—Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 1 Dec. 2024
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“Repeater.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/repeater. Accessed 23 Jan. 2025.
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repeater
noun
re·peat·er
ri-ˈpēt-ər
1
: a firearm that fires several times without reloading
2
: a person who violates the laws again and again
3
: a student who is taking a class or course again
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