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trunk

A 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.

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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

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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.

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Trunk 

the highly developed stem of ligneous plants, which is substantially thicker and taller than lateral branches. In trees with monopodial branching the trunk is the main axis that develops from the growing point of the sprout. In trees with sympodial branching the trunk is formed from successive secondary axes.