cross talk

noun

1

: unwanted signals in a communication channel (as in a telephone, radio, or computer) caused by transference of energy from another circuit (as by leakage or coupling)

2

a

: conversation that does not relate to the main topic being discussed

b

: conversation or repartee engaged in for an audience

Examples of cross talk in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Their 2020 debates were historic for the putdowns, cross talk and apparent enmity. —The Arizona Republic, 27 June 2024

With every additional pathway, the odds of metabolism-disrupting cross talk get higher. —WIRED, 30 Oct. 2023

However, a straightforward application of the bus introduced cross talk between the pixels that destroyed the device’s sensitivity. —IEEE Spectrum, 3 July 2023

Aside from cross talk between both sides, the event stayed peaceful as dozens of vehicles and officers lined the street outside Chicago’s Kluczynski Federal Plaza, separating the groups. —Hank Sanders, Chicago Tribune, 24 June 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1887, in the meaning defined at sense 1