blinkenlight
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
A faux-Germanization of blinkin' lights, invoking German blinken (“blink, flash”).
Noun[edit]
blinkenlight (plural blinkenlights)
- A flashing light or beacon light.
- 2023 October 8, HarryBlank, “Taking the Lead”, in SCP Foundation[1], archived from the original on 25 May 2024:
- The ASC straightened in his chair, casting a blinkenlight shadow over them. "I think we can table this until further investigation is done into Agent Mukami's cognition, however we want to approach that. Yes?"
- For more quotations using this term, see Citations:blinkenlight.
- A status light on an electronic or electric device, such as a modem, router, network hub, etc.
Translations[edit]
a flashing light or beacon light
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