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traf·fic / ˈtrafik/ • n. 1. vehicles moving on a road or public highway: a stream of heavy traffic. ∎ a large number of such vehicles: we were caught in traffic on the expressway. ∎ the movement of other forms of transportation or of pedestrians: managing the air traffic was a mammoth task. ∎ the transportation of goods or passengers: the increased use of railroads for goods traffic. ∎ the messages or signals transmitted through a communications system: data traffic between remote workstations. 2. the action of dealing or trading in something illegal: the traffic in stolen cattle. 3. archaic dealings or communication between people. • v. (-ficked , -fick·ing ) [intr.] deal or trade in something illegal: the government will vigorously pursue individuals who traffic in drugs. DERIVATIVES: traf·fick·er n. traf·fic·less adj. |
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"traffic." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "traffic." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-traffic.html "traffic." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-traffic.html |
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traffic The data flowing through a network, including EMAILS, pages transferred from a WEB SERVER to a BROWSER, or large FILES being dispensed by FILE SERVERS. It can also include data which is used by the network in order to carry out its function: for example, MESSAGES sent between servers holding replicated databases which keep the databases in step.
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DARREL INCE. "traffic." A Dictionary of the Internet. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. DARREL INCE. "traffic." A Dictionary of the Internet. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O12-traffic.html DARREL INCE. "traffic." A Dictionary of the Internet. 2001. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O12-traffic.html |
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Trafficmerchandise transported from place to place; the movement of vehicles; lumber; trash; rubbish, 1628; the rabble. Examples : traffic of faculties, 1633; of honour, 1702; of omnibuses, cabs, carriages, and carts, 1886. |
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"Traffic." Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. 1985. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Traffic." Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. 1985. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-2505301612.html "Traffic." Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. 1985. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-2505301612.html |
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traffic transportation of goods for purposes of trade XVI; passing to and fro of people, etc. XIX. — F. traf(f)ique (mod. trafic); ult. orig. unkn.
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T. F. HOAD. "traffic." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "traffic." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-traffic.html T. F. HOAD. "traffic." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-traffic.html |
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traffic A measure of the quantity of data or other messages taking place between points of a communication network.
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JOHN DAINTITH. "traffic." A Dictionary of Computing. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN DAINTITH. "traffic." A Dictionary of Computing. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O11-traffic.html JOHN DAINTITH. "traffic." A Dictionary of Computing. 2004. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O11-traffic.html |
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traffic
•Chadic, Cycladic, Helladic, maenadic, nomadic, sporadic, triadic
•heraldic • Icelandic • asdic
•bardic, Haggadic, Lombardic, Sephardic
•medic, paramedic, Samoyedic
•Wendic • Vedic
•comedic, cyclopedic, encyclopedic, medick, orthopaedic (US orthopedic)
•acidic, Druidic, hasidic
•dik-dik
•Indic, syndic
•aperiodic, episodic, geodic, melodic, methodic, monodic, parodic, periodic, prosodic, psalmodic, rhapsodic, Roddick, spasmodic, threnodic
•Nordic
•ludic, pudic
•Talmudic
•autobiographic, autographic, bibliographic, biographic, calligraphic, cartographic, choreographic, cinematographic, cryptographic, demographic, geographic, graphic, hagiographic, historiographic, holographic, hydrographic, iconographic, lithographic, monographic, orthographic, palaeographic (US paleographic), photographic, pictographic, pornographic, reprographic, Sapphic, seraphic, stenographic, telegraphic, traffic, typographic, xerographic
•Efik, malefic
•Delphic, Guelphic
•anaglyphic, beatific, calorific, colorific, hieroglyphic, honorific, horrific, Indo-Pacific, pacific, prolific, scientific, soporific, specific, terrific, transpacific, triglyphic
•catastrophic, dystrophic, philosophic, strophic, theosophic, trophic
•anamorphic, biomorphic, metamorphic, Orphic, polymorphic, zoomorphic
•Kufic, Sufic
•demagogic • yogic
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"traffic." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "traffic." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-traffic.html "traffic." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-traffic.html |
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