# plipper

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A remote-control device used to unlock a car without having to put the keys into the lock.

## Etymology
From plip + -er. So-called for the plip sound made when the car is unlocked.
From its french inventor Paul Lipschutz (head of Neiman, maker of car anti-theft device for cars ) who created it in 1978.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/plipper