crosstalk
Britishnoun
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unwanted signals in one channel of a communications system as a result of a transfer of energy from one or more other channels
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rapid or witty talk or conversation
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For a time, the internet did put a Band-Aid on this problem, bringing isolated communities together and providing the sort of crosstalk they couldn’t hear on the abandoned sidewalks of gated developments.
From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2026
"The next step will be to study this more in detail and try to find a way to block the crosstalk between fibroblasts and nerves," Nigri says.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 15, 2026
Before you begin, you need to set ground rules, like no crosstalk or fingerpointing or bad language or namecalling etc.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 21, 2025
Listen to his tightly harmonized vocals in “Send It On” or to the gorgeously murky electric piano in “One Mo’Gin” or to the knotty percussive crosstalk in “Sugah Daddy.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2025
Was that crosstalk from another line or was another secret number being dialed?
From Terminal Compromise: computer terrorism: when privacy and freedom are the victims: a novel by Winn Schwartau
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