O que (quem) é channel - definição

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Channels; The channel; Channel (disambiguation); Types of channels

Channel

·noun A gutter; a groove, as in a fluted column.

II. Channel ·vt To course through or over, as in a channel.

III. Channel ·noun The hollow bed where a stream of water runs or may run.

IV. Channel ·noun A strait, or narrow sea, between two portions of lands; as, the British Channel.

V. Channel ·vt To form a channel in; to cut or wear a channel or channels in; to Groove.

VI. Channel ·noun That through which anything passes; means of passing, conveying, or transmitting; as, the news was conveyed to us by different channels.

VII. Channel ·noun The deeper part of a river, harbor, strait, ·etc., where the main current flows, or which affords the best and safest passage for vessels.

VIII. Channel ·noun Flat ledges of heavy plank bolted edgewise to the outside of a vessel, to increase the spread of the shrouds and carry them clear of the bulwarks.

channel

¦ noun

1. a length of water wider than a strait, joining two larger areas of water, especially two seas.

(the Channel) the English Channel.

a navigable passage in a stretch of water otherwise unsafe for vessels.

2. a band of frequencies used in radio and television transmission, especially as used by a particular station.

3. a medium for communication or the passage of information.

4. an electric circuit which acts as a path for a signal.

5. Biology a tubular passage or duct for liquid.

¦ verb (channels, channelling, channelled; US channels, channeling, channeled)

1. direct towards a particular end.

cause to pass along or through a specified route or medium: many countries channel their aid through charities.

2. [usu. as adjective channelled] form channels or grooves in.

3. serve as a medium for (a spirit).

Derivatives

channeller noun

Origin

ME: from OFr. chanel, from L. canalis 'pipe, groove, channel', from canna (see cane); cf. canal.

channel

<chat> (Or "chat room", "room", depending on the system in question) The basic unit of group discussion in chat systems like IRC. Once one joins a channel, everything one types is read by others on that channel. Channels can either be named with numbers or with strings that begin with a "#" sign and can have topic descriptions (which are generally irrelevant to the actual subject of discussion). Some notable channels are "#initgame", "#hottub" and "#report". At times of international crisis, "#report" has hundreds of members, some of whom take turns listening to various news services and typing in summaries of the news, or in some cases, giving first-hand accounts of the action (e.g. Scud missile attacks in Tel Aviv during the Gulf War in 1991). [Jargon File] (1998-01-25)