international Morse code


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International Morse code

international Morse code

n.
A form of Morse code developed in Europe in the 1840s, once widely used in telegraphy and now used chiefly by amateur radio operators. Also called continental code.
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international Morse code

n
(Telecommunications) the full name for Morse code
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Noun1.international Morse code - a telegraph code in which letters and numbers are represented by strings of dots and dashes (short and long signals)international Morse code - a telegraph code in which letters and numbers are represented by strings of dots and dashes (short and long signals)
Morse, Morse code
code - a coding system used for transmitting messages requiring brevity or secrecy
dit, dot - the shorter of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code
dah, dash - the longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code
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