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Enter a keyword...   ...or choose a category. choose one... Communications Computer Industry Companies Computer Science Data Graphics Hardware Internet and Online Services Mobile Computing Multimedia Networks Operating Systems Programming Software Standards Types of Computers World Wide Web   channel Last modified: Wednesday, February 25, 2009  (1) A transmission path. (2) A set of properties that distinguishes one channel from another. For example, TV channels refer to particular frequencies at which radio waves are transmitted. IRC channels refer to specific discussions. (3) In sales and marketing, the way in which a vendor communicates with and sells products to consumers. (4) In a field-effect transistor, such as a MOSFE T, a channel is the semiconductor path on which current flows. (5) For IBM PS/2 computers, a channel is the same as an expansion bus. (6) In audio and sound terms channel refers to an individual discrete audio track. When referring to more than two channels it is called multichannel.   Yahoo!'s IRC channels page Yahoo!'s directory of IRC channels. Building Your Own Channel HotWired Webmonkey article (June 1997) on learning how to make your own Netcaster channel. Related Categories Communications IT Channel Partners Surround Sound Related Terms B-channel bus cache coherence communications D-channel guard time InfiniBand IRC trunk Shopping channel Products Compare Products,Prices and Stores Shop by Category: Jewelry 113662 Store Offers Security Systems and Surveillance 3064 Store Offers Car Amplifiers 1158 Model Matches Musical Instruments 1699 Store Offers Random Access Memory (RAM) 1784 Model Matches