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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   One who, or that which, locates.

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

2. 2
   a person who fixes the boundaries of land claims wordnet
3. 3
   One who locates, or is entitled to locate, land or a mining claim. US
4. 4
   The unique alphanumeric reference given to each travel booking.

Synonyms

All synonyms

locaterlocator maplocator map

Example

More examples

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

Etymology

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

Related phrases

Uniform Resource Locatoremergency locator transmitteremergency locator transponderlocator maplocator outer markerpersonal locator beaconpersonal locator radio-beaconrecord locatorvendor locator

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