cross-talk
Unwanted channel overlap
Cross-talk is unwanted signal interference between adjacent communication channels—when a phone line picks up fragments of another conversation, or audio bleeds between tracks.
In computing, it's interference between circuit paths.
The term extends to any situation where separate conversations or processes contaminate each other: There was too much cross-talk between departments.
In dialogue, cross-talk means overlapping speech where people talk simultaneously, often creating confusion or comedy.
Joint between systems
- electromagneticInvolving electric and magnetic fields
- inductanceElectromagnetic inertia of circuits
- capacitanceElectrical charge storage measure
- isolationComplete separation from others
shielding · impedance · attenuation · decoupling · leakage · bleed-through · pickup · distortion
Break in continuity
- back-and-forthAlternating reciprocal motion
- interjectionEmotional outcry word class
- confusionMental disorientation or bewilderment
- miscommunicationFailed exchange of meaning
coupling
Joint between systems
- electromagneticInvolving electric and magnetic fields
- inductanceElectromagnetic inertia of circuits
- capacitanceElectrical charge storage measure
isolation · shielding · impedance · attenuation · decoupling · leakage · bleed-through · pickup · distortion · contamination
interruption
Break in continuity
- back-and-forthAlternating reciprocal motion
- interjectionEmotional outcry word class
- confusionMental disorientation or bewilderment
banter
Playful, teasing exchange
dialogue · improvisation · exchange · backchat · quip · retort · cue · timing · ensemble · patter
- cell signalingreceptor, ligand, receptors, signaling, kinase
- cognitive interferencecognitive load
- public meetingstown hall meeting, public hearing, public forum, community meeting, open forum
- radio wavesradio waves, RF, AM, FM, radio spectrum
- pharmacologypharmacology, drugs, pharmacokinetics, dose, drug
- measurement errorssystematic error, sampling error, inaccuracy, imprecision, error