blinkenlight

English

Etymology

A faux-Germanization of blinkin' lights, invoking German blinken (“blink, flash”).

Noun

blinkenlight (plural blinkenlights)

1. A flashing light or beacon light.
   • 2023 October 8, HarryBlank, “Taking the Lead”, in SCP Foundation‎^[1], archived from the original on 25 May 2024:

     The ASC straightened in his chair, casting a blinkenlight shadow over them. "I think we can table this until further investigation is done into Agent Mukami's cognition, however we want to approach that. Yes?"

   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:blinkenlight.
2. A status light on an electronic or electric device, such as a modem, router, network hub, etc.

Translations

a flashing light or beacon light

• German: Blinklicht n
• Russian: мига́лка (ru) f (migálka), маячо́к (ru) m (majačók)