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Examples

  • That was when Miriam got nauseated, and Bonnie ran off, and Duncan and Taklinn decided that it would be a good idea to chase after the one cloaker that escaped.

    Gloria Goodbody gloriagoodbody 2006

  • That was when Miriam got nauseated, and Bonnie ran off, and Duncan and Taklinn decided that it would be a good idea to chase after the one cloaker that escaped.

    gloriagoodbody: Fighting lots and lots of things. gloriagoodbody 2006

  • She felt her own pockets and also came up empty—just her phaser and the personal cloaker.

    The Heart of the Warrior John Gregory Bentacourt 2000

  • The cloaker had begun running low on power, she realized.

    The Heart of the Warrior John Gregory Bentacourt 2000

  • She slid from her chair as the turbulence eased, using the break to check her phaser and personal cloaker.

    The Heart of the Warrior John Gregory Bentacourt 2000

  • If anything came up, she still had a little time left on the cloaker, she thought.

    The Heart of the Warrior John Gregory Bentacourt 2000

  • She activated her cloaker again, hoping they hadn't spotted her yet.

    The Heart of the Warrior John Gregory Bentacourt 2000

  • The cloaker failed again, and for the second time a sheet of colored light rippled over her body.

    The Heart of the Warrior John Gregory Bentacourt 2000

  • Then she swallowed and hurried away to find a place to hide the cloaker, already composing in her mind her message to McCoy and trying to work out how in the worlds she was to get it to him.

    Rihannsu: The Bloodwing Voyages Diane Duane with Peter Morwood 2000

  • She reached down and activated the cloaker beneath her blue dress.

    The Heart of the Warrior John Gregory Bentacourt 2000

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  • what is it? a cloaca?

    August 26, 2008

  • Denning and her colleagues have proposed that IMD implantable medical device users wear a "cloaker" device that tells the IMD to ignore any unexpected instructions. When doctors need to talk to the device, they can simply remove the cloaker.

    New Scientist, 20 August 2008

    The cloaca is where you go if crackers get into the IMD first.

    August 26, 2008

  • "A device to keep heartless hackers from altering the radio-controlled settings on pacemakers." Wired (Jan. 2009)

    January 5, 2009

  • Also a monster in Dungeons and Dragons.

    January 6, 2009