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trafficking
traf·fic T0306600 (trăf′ĭk)n.1. a. The passage of people or vehicles along routes of transportation.b. Vehicles or pedestrians in transit: heavy traffic on the turnpike; stopped oncoming traffic to let the children cross.2. a. The commercial exchange of goods; trade.b. Illegal or improper commercial activity: drug traffic on city streets. See Synonyms at business.3. a. The business of moving passengers and cargo through a transportation system.b. The amount of cargo or number of passengers conveyed.4. a. The conveyance of messages or data through a system of communication: routers that manage internet traffic.b. Messages or data conveyed through such a system: a tremendous amount of telephone traffic on Mother's Day; couldn't download the file due to heavy internet traffic.c. The number of users or visitors, as at a website: attempted to increase traffic with a redesigned homepage. 5. Social or verbal exchange; communication: refused further traffic with the estranged friend.v. traf·ficked, traf·fick·ing, traf·fics intr.v. To carry on trade or other dealings: trafficked in liquidation merchandise; traffic with gangsters.tr.v. To provide to others, especially in large quantities, in exchange for money: was accused of trafficking guns to local gangs.
[French trafic, from Old French trafique, from Old Italian traffico, from trafficare, to trade, perhaps from Catalan trafegar, to decant, from Vulgar Latin *trānsfaecāre : trāns-, trans- + faex, faec-, dregs; see feces.]
traf′fick·er n.trafficking (ˈtræfɪkɪŋ) n (Commerce) the act of conducting trade or business, esp of an illicit kindTranslationsEncyclopediaSeetraffictrafficking
pro·cess·ing (prō'ses-ing), 1. Posttranslational modification of proteins, particularly secretory proteins and proteins targeted for membranes or specific cellular locations. Synonym(s): trafficking2. Posttranscriptional modification of polynucleic acids.
tar·get·ing (tar'gĕt-ing), The process of having proteins contain certain signals such that the proteins are directed specifically towards certain cellular locations, for example, the lysosome. Compare: processing. FinancialSeeSmuggling |