trunking

noun

plural -s

1

: an act or instance of employing a trunk

2

a

: a casing to protect electrical conductors

b

: trunk sense 5d(1)

3

a

: the provision of adequate trunks and switching facilities in either a manual or automatic communications system

b

: the interconnections provided

Word History

Etymology

from gerund of trunk entry 3

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