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🐘 Having a trunk 📡 Using shared channel
trunked

trunked

7.5
A system that uses a shared line so many radios or phones can use it at once
  • adjective
  • /ˈtrʌŋkt/
  • Specialized
translation icon : troncal
  • The police department upgraded to a trunked radio system for more efficient communication.

Examples

  • A trunked telephone system can handle many calls at once by dynamically allocating channels.

  • Our office uses a trunked phone system for better call management.

  • Many modern networks are trunked to allow multiple users to share the same infrastructure.

  • The trunked network allows for efficient data transmission.

  • The police department upgraded to a trunked radio system for more efficient communication.

  • Many modern networks are trunked to allow multiple users to share the same infrastructure.

  • A trunked telephone system can handle many calls at once by dynamically allocating channels.

Synonyms

multichanneled
vstrunked
4.7

There are several channels for sending data or water

uses one shared high-capacity line to carry many calls or data streams

Surface Forms

trunked positive

Morphology

trunked = trunk (semi-transparent) = trunk + ed

Formally derived from 'trunk' + '-ed', but the telecom sense of 'trunk' is technical and not obvious to general learners, so the relation is not fully transparent.

Etymology

Trunked comes from trunk, a word for the 'main stem' of a tree. Just like a tree trunk carries many branches, a trunked system uses a single 'main line' to carry many calls or data so many users can share it.