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Dibber has a specialised meaning within the sport of Orienteering. It refers to a small electronic device strapped to the bottom joint of a finger such that it protrudes about 3cm when the finger is bent. This is introduced into a timing box to record when a competitor has reached one of the controls (which explains the extension from the gardening tool). The box exchanges timing information with the dibber. At the end of the course the competitor downloads the contents of the dibber and gets the time taken for the course and for all the intermediate legs.
The verb from this is 'to dib'
Citation (from instructions to beginners):
"Now you are on your own, free to choose your own route from control marker to control marker. The control description sheet will help you find the control once you are close. Don't forget to record your time at each control with the dibber.
At the finish, you need to dib again. Either close by or back in the car park there will be a tent with the computer equipment. Here you will dib again to download your times into the results system, and return your hired dibber."
(http://www.stragglers.info/beginners/index.php)
June 29, 2009