🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

Abschirmlabor

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈapʃɪʁmˌlaːboːɐ̯

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Shield Room/ˈʃiːld ruːm/
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Das empfindliche Gerät wurde im Abschirmlabor getestet."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A room specially constructed to block electromagnetic fields and radio frequency signals, used for sensitive electronic testing or secure communications.

    "The engineering team tested the new microchip inside a heavily insulated shield room to prevent outside interference."
  2. 2

    A protective enclosure or bunker designed to protect occupants or equipment from radiation or physical blasts.

    "Critical server infrastructure was housed within a reinforced shield room."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term combines 'shield', originating from Old English 'scield' meaning protection or board, with 'room', from Old English 'rūm' meaning space or place. In the mid-20th century, with the rise of telecommunications and electronics, it evolved to designate specialized enclosures designed to shield internal environments from electromagnetic interference.

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