homing device
Signal-emitting locator gadget
A homing device is technology that guides something toward a target or location.
Missiles use homing devices to track heat signatures or radar signals.
In everyday contexts, the term often refers to tracking technology: They planted a homing device on his car.
Figuratively, someone with an uncanny ability to find things might be said to have a homing device: She has a homing device for good restaurants.
Satellite-based location technology
- beaconGuiding light source
- transmitterSignal-emitting device
- signalMessage-conveying cue
- receiverOne who accepts transmission
locator · radar · sonar · telemetry · antenna · frequency · tagging · sensor
Selecting as objective
- navigationDetermining position and course
- pathfindingCalculating efficient travel routes
- waypointNavigation reference location
- course correctionMid-journey directional fix
trajectory · bearing · heading · coordinates · autopilot · flight path · missile · torpedo
Stout urban bird
- carrier pigeonTrained bird delivering messages
- migrationMovement to new territory
- salmonPink-fleshed migratory fish
- nestingMaking a dwelling
internal compass · biological · innate · spawning · return journey · animal behavior · orientation
Rescue-summoning transmitter
- distress signalAlert requesting urgent aid
- search and rescueFinding and saving people
- locator beaconTransmitter revealing precise position
- SOSMorse distress code
mayday · lost hiker · black box · flight recorder · crash site · survivor · recovery
GPS
Satellite-based location technology
- beaconGuiding light source
- transmitterSignal-emitting device
- signalMessage-conveying cue
receiver · locator · radar · sonar · telemetry · antenna · frequency · tagging · sensor · detection
targeting
Selecting as objective
- navigationDetermining position and course
- pathfindingCalculating efficient travel routes
- waypointNavigation reference location
course correction · trajectory · bearing · heading · coordinates · autopilot · flight path · missile · torpedo · drone
pigeon
Stout urban bird
- carrier pigeonTrained bird delivering messages
- migrationMovement to new territory
- salmonPink-fleshed migratory fish
nesting · internal compass · biological · innate · spawning · return journey · animal behavior · orientation
emergency beacon
Rescue-summoning transmitter
- distress signalAlert requesting urgent aid
- search and rescueFinding and saving people
- locator beaconTransmitter revealing precise position
SOS · mayday · lost hiker · black box · flight recorder · crash site · survivor · recovery
- trackerslocation tracker, pet tracker, car tracker, phone tracker, fitness tracker
- navigation toolscompass, Google Maps, GPS, Waze, Apple Maps
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Unguided aerial munition
randomizer · freefall · ballistic trajectory · decoy · chaff
homing devicedecoy
False target for misdirection
jammer · countermeasure · chaff · flare · scrambler
homing devicecloaking device
Apparatus enabling invisibility
stealth technology · signal jammer · countermeasures · scrambler · invisibility cloak
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