Background for shunting

shunting

/ˈʃʌntɪŋ/

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verb

To cause to move (suddenly), as by pushing or shoving; to give a (sudden) start to.

Examples :

"The sudden noise shunted me forward in my chair. "

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verb

To divert to a less important place, position, or state.

Examples :

"Because of budget cuts, the library was shunting new book purchases to the bottom of its priority list. "

position state action

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verb

To provide with a shunt.

Examples :

"to shunt a galvanometer"

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verb

To move data in memory to a physical disk.

Examples :

"The overloaded server was shunting less frequently used files to the hard drive to free up space for active users. "

computing technology internet process

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verb

To divert electric current by providing an alternative path.

Examples :

"The electrician was shunting the current around the broken wire to keep the lights on temporarily. "

energy technology electronics electric physics

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verb

To move a train from one track to another, or to move carriages, etc. from one train to another.

Examples :

"The railway workers were shunting the empty carriages onto a different track to make room for the incoming passenger train. "

vehicle action technical machine

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verb

To have a minor collision, especially in a motor car.

Examples :

"While pulling into the driveway, I accidentally shunted the neighbor's car, leaving a small scratch on its bumper. "

vehicle traffic

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verb

To divert the flow of a body fluid.

Examples :

"The doctor is shunting blood away from the damaged kidney to protect it. "

medicine physiology anatomy

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verb

To turn aside or away; to divert.

Examples :

"The teacher was shunting the chatty students away from the group project to allow the others to focus. "

action direction

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noun

The connection of an electrical component in parallel with another, the current being divided between them.

Examples :

"The electrician explained that the shunting of the old light switch created a parallel circuit, allowing the new dimmer switch to control the brightness. "

electronics technology electric device physics

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noun

The manipulation of railway rolling stock into different combinations or onto different tracks.

Examples :

"The loud clanging during the shunting at the train yard woke up the neighborhood. "

vehicle technical machine industry

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noun

Arbitrage conducted between certain local markets without the necessity of the exchange involved in foreign arbitrage.

Examples :

"The small trading firm profited through shunting, buying apples cheaply at the farmer's market downtown and immediately selling them at a higher price to the grocery store uptown, exploiting the temporary price difference. "

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