ticker
ticker
Definition
ticker (tik′ər)
noun
a person or thing that ticks; specif.,
- ☆ a telegraphic device for recording stock market quotations, etc. on a paper tape
- an electronic device for displaying stock market quotations
- Slang a watch
- Slang the heart
ticker
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- scroll: But we are voting on the usless scrolling news ticker at the top of the the webpage page.
- have: The Sky News channel had a ticker running along the bottom of the screen giving details of people who wanted to contact relatives.
- get: One word of warning, don't do it if you've got a dodgy ticker.
Adjective modifier
- old: It is bad for the old ticker at my age.
- dodgy: One word of warning, don't do it if you've got a dodgy ticker.
- live: So graphics are in development Caption bars and the Live Results ticker!
- dicky: She has, however, in her words a dicky ticker.
Modifies a noun
- timer: A ticker timer is designed to print dots onto tape at a steady rate of 50 dots per second.
- symbol: PC Quote Symbol Guide Look up the ticker symbol to any publicly traded company.
- tape: The same time every year, The fun fair's back in town, Numbers in the air like ticker tape.
- parade: He is the only individual to have been recognized with two ticker tape parades down Broadway's Canyon of Heroes.
- server: Their demos ( using a well-traveled example of a stock ticker server ) will show you what all the fuss is about.
- code: To find a company's ticker code see our Company Lookup.
Noun used with modifier
- stock: For example, a stock ticker portlet could be set up to display a different portfolio depending on who is viewing the page.
- news: News Index Create a basic custom news headline page or news ticker for your website.
- box: It's time we returned to the real world and put the box tickers back in their box.
- headline: News Ticker We are now offering a free Java based news headline ticker for any website.
- information: The information ticker sometimes have the best tips in the game.
- bbc: I also think you could expand this concept to use screensavers as the bbc ticker and display stories and pictures.
Browse dictionary entries near ticker
- ticked
- tick trefoil
- tick-tack-toe
- tick fever
- tick
- Ticino
- tic-tac-toe
- tic douloureux
- tic
- Tibur
- ticker tape
- ticket
- ticket-of-leave man
- ticketed
- tickety-boo
- ticking
- tickle
- tickler
- tickler coil
- tickling
