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  • verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of transmit.

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Examples

  • “The tag transmits a serial number which US government officials can use to access biographic and biometric information stored in a government database, including the individual`s passport number, US destination address, arrival and departure information, a digital photograph, and digital finger scans,” says the story.

    Spy chips track immigrants 2005

  • All of these will transmit data directly into the network, just as our skin transmits a constant stream of sensory data to our brains.

    All the Things You Want to Know about the Communications Revolution 2000

  • The tag transmits four hours a day to conserve battery power.

    Kansas City Star: Front Page 2011

  • The tag transmits four hours a day to conserve battery power.

    Kansas City Star: Front Page 2011

  • A tag transmits only a random number that corresponds to records stored in government databases, which officials say are secure but opponents say could be hacked.

    unknown title 2009

  • The tag transmits signals 16 hours a day, giving researchers 10 to 16 locations every 24 hours beamed back to earth from orbiting satellites.

    The Olympian Online -- YahooNews 2009

  • “The tag transmits a serial number which US government officials can use to access biographic and biometric information stored in a government database, including the individual ` s passport number, US destination address, arrival and departure information, a digital photograph, and digital finger scans,” says the story.

    Spy chips track immigrants 2005

  • The Ubisense tag transmits a signal to a network of sensors located in the garage, which precisely calculate the bus location several times per minute.

    WebWire | Recent Headlines 2010

  • The Ubisense tag transmits a signal to a network of sensors located in the garage, which precisely calculate the bus location several times per minute.

    WebWire | Recent Headlines 2010

  • The Ubisense tag transmits a signal to a network of sensors located in the garage, which precisely calculate the bus location several times per minute.

    WebWire | Recent Headlines 2010

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