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Word: trailer
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Noun:
- computing A usually invalid value used to signal the end of a list of data, often sorting last alphabetically ("ZZZZZ") or numerically ("99999") among all possible valid values; especially common in punched cards, where the final card is called a ''trailer card''.
- Australia|NZ|US A small vehicle, usually open-topped, towed behind another, and used for carrying equipment, etc, that cannot be carried in the leading vehicle.
- British Any vehicle designed to be towed, with the exception of a caravan.
- mainly US|media A preview of a film or TV show.
- US A furnished vehicle towed behind another, and used as a dwelling when stationary.
- US A prefabricated home that could be towed to a new destination, but typically is permanently left in an area designated for such homes.
- networking the last part of a packet, often containing a check sequence
- someone or something that trails
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Verb:
- To load on a trailer or to transport by trailer.
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