See channel on Wiktionary
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"A channel is a path that carries or directs flow or movement, especially of TV & radio signals and water."
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"text": "Their call is being carried on channel 6 of the T-1 line."
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"text": "KNDD is the channel at 107.7 MHz in Seattle."
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"A specific radio frequency or band of frequencies, usually in conjunction with a predetermined letter, number, or codeword, and allocated by international agreement."
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"text": "NBC is on channel 11 in San Jose."
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"A specific radio frequency or band of frequencies used for transmitting television."
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"text": "This chip in this disk drive is the channel device."
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"text": "The liquid is pressurized in the lateral channel."
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"The way in a turbine pump where the pressure is built up."
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"text": "The English Channel lies between France and England."
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"The part that connects a data source to a data sink."
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"text": "We are using one of the 24 channels."
}
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"text": "The channel is created by bonding the signals from these four pairs."
}
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"A path provided by a transmission medium via physical separation, such as by multipair cable."
]
},
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{
"text": "Their call is being carried on channel 6 of the T-1 line."
}
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"A single path provided by a transmission medium via spectral or protocol separation, such as by frequency or time-division multiplexing."
]
},
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}
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"A specific radio frequency or band of frequencies, usually in conjunction with a predetermined letter, number, or codeword, and allocated by international agreement."
]
},
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"text": "NBC is on channel 11 in San Jose."
}
],
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"A specific radio frequency or band of frequencies used for transmitting television."
]
},
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"text": "This chip in this disk drive is the channel device."
}
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"The portion of a storage medium, such as a track or a band, that is accessible to a given reading or writing station or head."
]
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"text": "The liquid is pressurized in the lateral channel."
}
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"The way in a turbine pump where the pressure is built up."
]
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