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trunkA communications channel between two points. It generally refers to a high-bandwidth, fiber-optic line between telephone switching centers (central offices). Telephone "trunks" handle thousands of simultaneous voice and data signals, whereas telephone "lines" are the wires from the telephone company to your home or office. See central office. trunk 1. the main stem of a tree, usually thick and upright, covered with bark and having branches at some distance from the ground 2. Anatomy the body excluding the head, neck, and limbs; torso 3. the elongated prehensile nasal part of an elephant; proboscis 4. US and Canadian an enclosed compartment of a car for holding luggage, etc., usually at the rear 5. Anatomy the main stem of a nerve, blood vessel, etc. 6. Nautical a watertight boxlike cover within a vessel with its top above the waterline, such as one used to enclose a centreboard trunk [trəŋk] (anatomy) The main mass of the human body, exclusive of the head, neck, and extremities; it is divided into thorax, abdomen, and pelvis. (botany) The main stem of a tree. (communications) A path over which information is transferred in a computer. A telephone line connecting two central offices. Also known as trunk circuit. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| The Cock, suspecting his civilities, said: "Sir, I wish you would do me the favor of going around to the hollow trunk below me, and waking my porter, so that he may open the door and let you in. But there they were, crushing each other, and pushing and pulling with all their might, and getting the trunk tight and fast in all kinds of impossible angles, and to pass them was out of the question; for which sufficient reason, Mr Swiveller followed slowly behind, entering a new protest on every stair against the house of Mr Sampson Brass being thus taken by storm. Moti Guj never trampled the life out of Deesa on these occasions, for he knew that after the beating was over, Deesa would embrace his trunk and weep and call him his love and his life and the liver of his soul, and give him some liquor. |
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