Relay (disambiguation)

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Relay (from old French: relais = leave behind) stands for:

  • Relay , electrically operated and mostly electromagnetically acting switch
  • Signal relay , a relay in railway safety technology
  • Relay (post office) , station for changing riding or carriage horses
  • Relay station , radio station for transmissions over long distances without a direct connection
  • Repeater , signal regenerator for converting and forwarding received signals
  • Relay mode, mode of operation for simultaneous interpreting, see Interpreting # Relay
  • Relay (military) , formerly an equestrian division for the transmission of messages in the military
  • Relais (fortress) , in the case of fortifications, the path between the fortress wall and the fortress moat
  • A pneumatic relay in organ building is used for pulse refreshment or pulse amplification

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