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Meaning of
sentinel
in English
sentinel
us
//ˈsɛntɪnəl//
uk
//ˈsentɪnl//
#uncommon
Plural
sentinels
Definitions
Noun
a
guard
or
watchman
;
protector
The
company
hired
a
sentinel
to
monitor
the
entrance
at
night
.
a
unique
value
for
special
processing
The
programmer
used
a
sentinel
value
to
mark
the
end
of
the
data
stream
.
a
unique
string
;
computer
keyword
The
programmer
defined
a
sentinel
token
to
identify
the
start
of
the
message
.
a
sign
of
health
risk
(
disease
,
etc
.)
The
doctor
considered
obesity
a
sentinel
indicator
of
potential
heart
disease
.
Verb
to
guard
or
oversee
(
as
a
protector
)
The
security
team
was
sent
to
sentinel
the
perimeter
of
the
building
.
