Idler refers to someone or something idle:
* An
idle game
An incremental game (also known as an idle game, clicker game, or tap game) is a video game genre centered on minimal gameplay, player interaction, where simple actions—such as clicking a button—generate in-game currency. Players use this cur ...
* A
slacker
A slacker is someone who habitually work aversion, avoids work or lacks work ethic.
Origin
According to different sources, the term "slacker" dates back to about 1790 or 1898. "Slacker" gained some recognition during the UK, British Gezira Sche ...
, a person who habitually avoids work
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Idler-wheel, a system used to transmit the rotation of the main shaft of a motor to another rotating device
* Idler circuit, a circuit in a
parametric amplifier
A parametric oscillator is a driven harmonic oscillator in which the oscillations are driven by varying some parameters of the system at some frequencies, typically different from the natural frequency of the oscillator. A simple example of a p ...
to generate an idle response
Idler or The Idler may also refer to:
Books and publications
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''The Idler'' (1758–1760), series of essays by Samuel Johnson and his contemporaries
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''The Idler'' (1892–1911), literary and humorous magazine started by Jerome K. Jerome
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''The Idler'' (1993), bi-monthly British magazine exploring alternative ways of working and living
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''The Idler'' (Canadian magazine), Canadian literary magazine published from 1985 to 1993
* ''The Idlers'', 1906 novel by
Morley Roberts
Morley Charles Roberts (29 December 1857 – 8 June 1942) was an English novelist and short story writer, best known for ''The Private Life of Henry Maitland''.
Life and work
Roberts was born in London, the son of William Henry Roberts (1831� ...
Music
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Idlers (Canadian band), a Canadian reggae band
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The Idlers, a United States Coast Guard Academy ensemble
Other uses
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Idler (yacht)
The ''Idler'' was a schooner-yacht built in 1864 by Samuel Hartt Pook of Fair Haven, New Haven, Fairhaven, Connecticut. She was one of the fastest yachts in the New York yachting fleet. ''Idler'' came in second place in the America’s Cup in ...
American Yacht built in 1865 in Fairhaven, Connecticut
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An Idler, nom-de-plume of George Stillman Hillard (1808–1879)
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Salomon Idler (1610–1669), German shoemaker and aviation pioneer
See also
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Idle (disambiguation)
Idle generally refers to idleness, a lack of motion or energy.
Idle or ''idling'', may also refer to:
Technology
* Idle (engine), engine running without load
** Idle speed
* Idle (CPU), CPU non-utilisation or low-priority mode
** Synchronous I ...
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