locator

CEFRC1

/ləʊˈkeɪtə/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A tool or person that helps find a place or object.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    One who locates, or is entitled to locate, land or a mining claim.

Examples

  • A uniform resource locator is a mechanism for specifying names of files.

  • I found the opening times for my local branch using the Web site's store locator.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1

Also pronounced

  • /ˈloʊkeɪtɚ/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The unique alphanumeric reference given to each travel booking.

  2. One who, or that which, locates.

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

The tool works as a blank to detect water pipes hidden underground in the garden.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

From Latin locātor. By surface analysis, locate + -or.