CROSSTALK

crosstalk, XT

(noun) the presence of an unwanted signal via an accidental coupling

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

crosstalk (countable and uncountable, plural crosstalks)

(electronics) Undesirable signals from a neighbouring transmission circuit; undesired coupling between circuits.

(biology) The situation where one or more components of a signal transduction pathway affect another pathway.

Conversation that is incidental to the topic under discussion.

A traditional Chinese comedic performance in the form of a dialogue.

Synonym: xiangsheng

Verb

crosstalk (third-person singular simple present crosstalks, present participle crosstalking, simple past and past participle crosstalked)

To hold an incidental conversation

Anagrams

• rock salts

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

19 April 2025

CATCH

(verb) grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of; “did you catch that allusion?”; “We caught something of his theory in the lecture”; “don’t catch your meaning”; “did you get it?”; “She didn’t get the joke”; “I just don’t get him”


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