different between crosswalk vs crosstalk

English

Etymology

From cross +? walk.

Noun

crosswalk (plural crosswalks)

1. (US) A point designated for pedestrians to cross a street.
2. (databases) A mapping between equivalent elements (fields) in different database schemas.

Synonyms

• crossing
• pedestrian crossing

Hyponyms

• pelican crossing, puffin crossing, toucan crossing
• zebra crossing

Translations

Verb

crosswalk (third-person singular simple present crosswalks, present participle crosswalking, simple past and past participle crosswalked)

1. (databases) To map equivalent elements (fields) in different database schemas.

Anagrams

• classwork

English

Alternative forms

• cross-talk, cross talk

Etymology

From cross- +? talk.

Usage in reference to the Chinese comedic performance is probably a loose calque of Chinese ????? (xiàngsheng).

Noun

crosstalk (countable and uncountable, plural crosstalks)

1. (electronics) Undesirable signals from a neighbouring transmission circuit; undesired coupling between circuits.
2. (biology) The situation where one or more components of a signal transduction pathway affect another pathway.
3. Conversation that is incidental to the topic under discussion.

   I couldn't hear the opening address because of all the crosstalk around me.

4. A traditional Chinese comedic performance in the form of a dialogue.

   Synonym: xiangsheng

Translations

Verb

crosstalk (third-person singular simple present crosstalks, present participle crosstalking, simple past and past participle crosstalked)

1. To hold an incidental conversation

See also

• crosstalk on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• rock salts