noun
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a machine that slices bread, etc, usually with an electrically driven band knife or circular knife
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electronics a limiter having two boundary values, the portion of the signal between these values being passed on
Etymology
Origin of slicer
Example Sentences
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Software, called a slicer, provides instructions to the machine, but the slicer must be configured to work with a particular material.
From Science Daily • Apr. 8, 2024
“It’s basically an egg slicer going through this big tanker,” Stefen Fangmeier, a supervisor of visual effects, said.
From New York Times • Mar. 29, 2024
A minor violation, such as old food debris on a meat slicer costs two points.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 5, 2023
"A meat slicer, an electric saw and some clothing in suspected connection with the case were seized at the scene," police said in a statement.
From BBC • Feb. 25, 2023
Jimmy was behind the counter, running a hunk of ham back and forth in the electric slicer really fast, the way he liked to.
From "When You Reach Me" by Rebecca Stead
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