In telecommunication, the term crosstalk (XT) has the following meanings: Telecommunication is the extension of communication over a distance. ...

1. Undesired capacitive, inductive, or conductive coupling from one circuit, part of a circuit, or channel, to another. Conductive coupling: Energy transfer achieved by means of physical contact, coupling other than inductive or capacitive coupling. ... There are many kinds of circuit An electric circuit interconnects electrical elements. ... For the geographical meanings of this word, see channel (geography). ...

2. Any phenomenon by which a signal transmitted on one circuit or channel of a transmission system creates an undesired effect in another circuit or channel. A signal may refer to: an abstract element of information, or, more exactly, usually a flow of information (in either one or several dimensions). ... In telecommunications a transmission system is a system that transmits a signal from one place to another. ...

Note: In telephony, crosstalk is usually distinguishable as speech or signaling tones. A telephone handset A touch-tone telephone dial Telephone The telephone or phone (Greek: tele = far away and phone = voice) is a telecommunications device that transmits speech by means of electric signals. ... Telecommunication In telecommunication, the term signaling has the following meanings: The use of signals for controlling communications. ...

Source: From Federal Standard 1037C and from MIL-STD-188 Federal Standard 1037C entitled Telecommunications: Glossary of Telecommunication Terms is a U.S. Federal Standard, issued by the General Services Administration pursuant to the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, as amended. ... MIL-STD-188 is a series of U.S. military standards relating to telecommunications. ...

See also: Audio system measurements The designer of a system for sound reproduction needs to be able to measure the systems performance in a number of areas. ...

Crosstalk is also an English translation of the Chinese term xiangsheng, meaning a traditional bantering-style dialogue between two comedians rich in puns and allusions. Its closest equivalent in the English-speaking world would probably be the "Who's on First?" routine of Abbott and Costello. Xiangsheng (Traditional Chinese:相聲; Simplified Chinese:相声), sometimes translated as crosstalk, is a traditional Chinese comedic performance in the form of a monologue or a dialogue. ... A pun (also known as paronomasia) is a deliberate confusion of similar-sounding words or phrases for rhetorical effect, whether humorous or serious. ... In rhetoric, an allusion is the implicit referencing of a related object or circumstance, which has occurred or existed in an external context. ... Whos on First? is a legendary routine by the comedy team of Abbott and Costello. ... Abbott and Costello is the name of a legendary American comedy duo made up of Bud Abbott and Lou Costello. ...