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ticker Definition

ticker (tikər)

noun

a person or thing that ticks; specif.,

  1. ☆ a telegraphic device for recording stock market quotations, etc. on a paper tape
  2. an electronic device for displaying stock market quotations
  3. Slang a watch
  4. 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.

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