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Definition of idiot light in English: idiot lightnoun North American informal A warning light that goes on when a fault occurs in a device. Example sentencesExamples - The idiot light for Foxtrot Base just turned red; they are surrounded.
- Other than this high-tech version of a car's idiot light, I saw no other symptoms.
- An apt metaphor indeed, as motor mechanics call these gizmos ‘idiot lights.’
- For providing an easy-to-use ‘security idiot light’ to Linux system administrators and distributions everywhere, Nmap, we salute you.
- While I waited I scanned my HUD and checked the idiot lights from the other stations on my watch; all were green; no one was under attack.
Definition of idiot light in US English: idiot lightnoun North American informal A warning light that goes on when a fault occurs in a device, especially a light on the instrument panel of a motor vehicle. Example sentencesExamples - An apt metaphor indeed, as motor mechanics call these gizmos ‘idiot lights.’
- The idiot light for Foxtrot Base just turned red; they are surrounded.
- While I waited I scanned my HUD and checked the idiot lights from the other stations on my watch; all were green; no one was under attack.
- For providing an easy-to-use ‘security idiot light’ to Linux system administrators and distributions everywhere, Nmap, we salute you.
- Other than this high-tech version of a car's idiot light, I saw no other symptoms.
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