stock ticker vs ticker

stock ticker

noun
  • A device, used primarily in the 20th century, which printed prices and volumes of stock trades on paper tape as the data became available. 

  • Any device or display showing price and volumes of stock trades as the data become available. 

ticker

noun
  • A ticker tape, either the traditional paper kind or a scrolling message on a screen. 

  • A watch (timepiece). 

  • A heart, especially a human one. 

  • One who makes a tick mark. 

  • A birdwatcher who aims to see (and tick off on a list) as many bird species as possible. 

  • A measuring or reporting device, particularly one which makes a ticking sound as the measured events occur. 

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