Reference meaning
Morse
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a telegraph code in which letters and numbers are represented by strings of dots and dashes (short and long signals)
Related source terms
morse codeinternational morse code
Other meanings
2. noun
United States portrait painter who patented the telegraph and developed the Morse code (1791-1872)
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