[ri-spon-der] 
| 1. | a person or thing that responds. |
| 2. | Electronics. the part of a transponder that transmits the reply. |
| re·spond (rĭ-spŏnd') v. re·spond·ed, re·spond·ing, re·sponds v. intr.
To give as a reply; answer. n. Architecture A pilaster or half-pier engaged to a wall and carrying one end of an arch or groin, often at the end of an arcade. [Middle English responden, from Old French respondre, from Latin respondēre : re-, re- + spondēre, to promise; see spend- in Indo-European roots.] re·spond'er n. |
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