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SLR

American  

abbreviation

Photography.
  1. single-lens reflex camera.


SLR British  

abbreviation

  1. single-lens reflex See reflex camera

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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SLR, a long-established space geodetic method, works by firing laser pulses between satellites and ground stations to measure distances with high precision.

From Science Daily Feb. 24, 2026

But she’s bummed she didn’t bring her SLR camera overseas, because apparently she has found the scenery to be photogenic.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 12, 2025

He graduated to a 35 mm SLR Pentax camera when the Beatles hit it big.

From New York Times Feb. 9, 2024

You can also extract sound files from the audio of a video, including on an SLR camera.

From Seattle Times Aug. 23, 2023

His Minolta SLR hung from a strap around his neck.

From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen

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