transceivern.
/trɑːnˈsiːvə/, /tranˈsiːvə/, U.S. /trænzˈsivər/, /træn(t)ˈsivər/ An instrument combining a radio transmitter and a radio receiver.
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mobile radio1915
transceiver1934
voice radio1940
transreceiver1942
transmitter-receiver1950
two-way1963
1934 Electronics Sept. 273/1 The increasing sales of so-called ‘transceivers’,..usually one or two-tube affairs operating from batteries, is an indication that the early days of radio may be re-enacted.
1952 Times 4 Dec. 7/4 Nowhere except on the transceiver network operated from Alice Springs is it possible for the scholars to play an active part by question and answer to their distant teacher.
1977 Time 10 Jan. 44/3 Sales of Citizens Band transceivers were boosted dramatically by gutted prices on current 23-channel gear.
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