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trailer

In communications, a code or set of codes that make up the last part of a transmitted message. See trailer label.

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trailer

1. a road vehicle, usually two-wheeled, towed by a motor vehicle: used for transporting boats, etc.

2. the part of an articulated lorry that is drawn by the cab

3. a series of short extracts from a film, used to advertise it in a cinema or on television

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trailer [′trā·lər]

(electronics)

A bright streak at the right of a dark area or dark line in a television picture, or a dark area or streak at the right of a bright part; usually due to insufficient gain at low video frequencies.

(mechanical engineering)

The section of a semitrailer that is pulled by the tractor.