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system that produces a running report of trading activity on the stock exchanges, called the ticker tape. The name derives from machines that, in times past, printed information by punching holes in a paper tape, making an audible ticking sound as the tape was fed forth. Today’s ticker tape is a computer screen and the term is used to refer both to the consolidated tape, which shows the Stock Symbol, latest price, and volume of trades on the exchanges, and to news ticker services.
See also quotation board; ticker tape.

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noun

The circulatory organ of the body: heart. See body/spirit.

noun
noun, orig US

1: The heart. (1930 —) .
J. Cartwright Put something at the bottom about your heart. Say, 'The ticker seems to be a little dodgy at the moment' (1980).

2: US and Austral Courage, guts. (1935 —) .
Sunday Sun (Brisbane): The lady has ticker....She didn't opt for the soft life (1979).

[From the resemblance of the beating of the heart to the steady ticking of a clock.]

Previous:	tick-off, tick, tich
Next:	ticket, tickety-boo, tickle

For a list of words related to ticker, see:

• Heart and Circulatory and Lymphatic Systems - ticker: Slang. heart
• Data Transmission - ticker: telegraphic receiver that prints messages on paper tape
• Securities - ticker: computer recording and displaying current stock prices

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - børstelegraf, lommeur, hjerte

Nederlands (Dutch)
rikketik (hart)

Français (French)
n. - (US) téléscripteur, palpitant, c¯ur, toquante (fam), montre

Deutsch (German)
n. - (ugs.) Herz, (ugs.) Uhr, (ugs.) automatischer Schreibtelegraph

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - διατρητικό μηχάνημα ταινίας τηλέγραφου ή τηλετύπου, τηλετυπωτής, (καθομ.) (ανθρώπινη) καρδιά, ρολόι

Italiano (Italian)
cuore, teleborsa

Português (Portuguese)
n. - relógio (m), coração (m), produz batidas contínuas

Русский (Russian)
телеграфный аппарат, часы, (разг.) сердце

Español (Spanish)
n. - teletipo, reloj, corazón

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - börstelegraf (am.), klocka (vard.), hjärta (vard.)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
滴答响的东西, 断续器

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 滴答響的東西, 斷續器

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 재깍재깍 소리 내는 것, 전신 수신기, 시계

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - チッカー, 株式相場表示機

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) ألتلغراف ألكاتب, ساعه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮לב, שעון, טלפרינטר‬

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