Sentinel
/ˈsɛntɪnəl/
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Scrabble:8 ptsWWF:11 pts8 letters
Definition of Sentinel
noun
- A sentry, watch, or guard.
- A private soldier.
- A unique string of characters recognised by a computer program for processing in a special way; a keyword.
"The tag is a sentinel that suspends web-page processing and displays the subsequent text literally."
- A sentinel crab.
- A sign of a health risk (e.g. a disease, an adverse effect).
"sentinel animals can be used to explore endemic diseases."
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