Definition of Crosstalk

1. Noun. The presence of an unwanted signal via an accidental coupling.

Exact synonyms: Xt
Generic synonyms: Disturbance, Interference, Noise

Definition of Crosstalk

1. Noun. (electronics) undesirable signals from a neighbouring transmission circuit; undesired coupling between circuits ¹

2. Noun. conversation that is incidental to the topic under discussion ¹

3. Verb. To hold an incidental conversation ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Crosstalk

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Crosstalk

crossroads
crossrow
crossrows
crossruff
crossruffed
crossruffing
crossruffs
crosssection
crosssectional
crosssections
crosst
crosstab
crosstabs
crosstabulation
crosstabulations
crosstalk (current term)
crosstalks
crosstie
crosstied
crossties
crosstown
crosstree
crosstrees
crosswalk
crosswalks
crossway
crossways
crosswind
crosswinds
crosswise

Literary usage of Crosstalk

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Defend Your Data!: Guide to Data Recovery by David J. Stang (1991)
"crosstalk Symptoms Unwanted characters on printers or terminal lock-up. Explanation LAN cable over fluorescent lights. Recovery Simply experiment with ..."

2. Transactions of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers by American Institute of Electrical Engineers (1917)
"crosstalk transposition systems, already in the line, ... The use of whole-line transpositions is limited by crosstalk considerations to some extent where ..."

3. Technical Digest Symposium on Optical Fiber Measurements edited by P. A. Williams, G. W. Day (2001)
"Table 1: DWDM Optical Performance Parameters The definition of insertion loss (L) and crosstalk is shown in Figure 3. The vertical dotted lines represent ..."

4. Transactions by American Institute of Electrical Engineers (1918)
"irregularities would, of course, be much greater in connection with this exposure since the crosstalk due to the type unbalance is very small. ..."

5. Transactions by American Institute of Electrical Engineers (1911)
"of arranging them so that they will be free from substantial crosstalk has required attention. Due to the fact that much of the crosstalk disturbance in ..."

6. The Backup Book: Disaster Recovery from Desktop to Data Center by Dorian J. Cougias, E. L. Heiberger, Karsten Koop (2003)
"The cable's electrical parameters have a significant effect on the amount of crosstalk present in the adjacent wire pairs. ..."

7. Transactions by American Institute of Electrical Engineers (1917)
"crosstalk transposition systems, already in the line, special transpositions of all the telephone circuits on poles between the regular transpositions poles ..."

8. Focus on Communication: Proceedings of the 5th Annual Connectivity and by DIANE Publishing Company (1995)
"crosstalk is commonly measured at the near end of the circuit (NEXT) and less commonly ... Measuring crosstalk is somewhat confusing in that high cross talk ..."

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