turn
1. Music a melodic ornament that makes a turn around a note, beginning with the note above, in a variety of sequences
2. Theatre chiefly Brit a short theatrical act, esp in music hall, cabaret, etc.
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turn
[′tərn] (electricity)
One complete loop of wire.
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TURN
(messaging, protocol)An
SMTP command with which a
client
asks the
server to open an SMTP connection to the client,
thus reversing their roles.
Superseded by
ETRN.
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