ticker
NounOpen English WordNet
Noun (3)
- the hollow muscular organ located behind the sternum and between the lungs; its rhythmic contractions move the blood through the body“he stood still, his heart thumping wildly”Synonyms: heartpumpType of internal organ, viscusKinds biauriculate heart, athlete's heartPart of circulatory system, cardiovascular systemParts valve, coronary artery, cardiac muscle, heart valve
- a small portable timepieceSynonyms: watchType of timepiece, timekeeperKinds wristwatch, digital watch, hunter, stem-winder, pendulum watch, pocket watch, analog watchParts face, watch case, movement, crystal
- a character printer that automatically prints stock quotations on ticker tapeSynonyms: stock tickerType of character printer, character-at-a-time printer
What does it mean? Question 1 of today’s quiz
Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Origin: See Tick.
1. One who, or that which, ticks, or produces a ticking sound, as a watch or clock, a telegraphic sounder, etc.
2. A telegraphic receiving instrument that automatically prints off stock quotations (stock ticker), market report, or other news on a paper ribbon or “tape.”
3. an electronic instrument receiving information by transmision from a remote source and displaying it in readable fashion, not necessarily on paper tape (e.g. on a video display terminal or moving ribbon of electronically controlled lights).
4. The heart. colloquial
Ticker tape Tape from or designed to be used in a stock ticker, usu. of paper and being narrow but long. — Stock ticker, an electro-mechanical information receiving device connected by telegraphic wire to a stock exchange, and which prints out the latest transactions or news on stock exchanges, commonly found in the offices of stock brokers. By 1980 such devices were largely superseded by electronic stock quotation devices.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54 · with additions: +PJC, 1913 supplement, GCIDE editors