trunking
/ (ˈtrʌŋkɪŋ) /
telecomm the cables that take a common route through an exchange building linking ranks of selectors
plastic housing used to conceal wires, etc; casing
the delivery of goods over long distances, esp by road vehicles to local distribution centres, from which deliveries and collections are made
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How to use trunking in a sentence
Broadly speaking there are two general methods that may be employed in trunking between exchanges.
Cyclopedia of Telephony and Telegraphy, Vol. 2 | Kempster MillerWhere the trunking is done between offices, however, the system may be so modified as to work over two wire inter-office trunks.
Cyclopedia of Telephony and Telegraphy, Vol. 2 | Kempster MillerThe purpose of the trunk repeater is to enable the inter-office trunking to be done over two wires.
Cyclopedia of Telephony and Telegraphy, Vol. 2 | Kempster MillerThe trunking between large offices has already been described.
Cyclopedia of Telephony and Telegraphy, Vol. 2 | Kempster MillerIn most cases, the ratio of actual to theoretical out-trunking is 75 per cent, or approximately that.
Cyclopedia of Telephony and Telegraphy, Vol. 2 | Kempster Miller
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