range extender

English

Noun

range extender (plural range extenders)

1. (automotive) A fuel-based auxiliary power unit that extends the range of a battery electric vehicle by driving an electric generator that charges the vehicle's battery.
2. (telecommunications) A device which extends a signal beyond its normal limit.

   Coordinate terms: repeater, amplifier

3. (wifi) A device which expands coverage available to a wireless network with a new coverage area, which can be connected to the primary network node via a wireless backhaul or a wired one, depending on device.

Coordinate terms

automotive

• APU
• BEV
• EREV
• EV
• HEV
• PHEV
• REEV

 

wifi

• access point (AP)
• gateway
• mesh
• mesh networking
• mesh node
• mesh router
• networking
• node
• router (RT)
• wifi
• wireless
• wireless access point (WAP)
• wireless gateway
• wireless networking
• wireless router (WRT)