waitsignal
nounUK /ˈweɪtˌsɪɡnəl/
US /ˈweɪtˌsɪɡnəl/
A waitsignal is a sign that tells you to stop and wait.
The bus driver watched the waitsignal before pulling out of the station.
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2. A blinking light on a machine that shows it is paused and not ready.
The printer showed a waitsignal until the paper was refilled.
3. A hand gesture or sound used to ask someone to hold on.
The teacher gave a waitsignal so the class would quiet down.
4. In computing, a flag that makes a program pause until something is ready.
The program set a waitsignal while the file finished loading.