Noun | 1. | tube - conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids or gases Synonyms: tubing |
2. | tube - electronic device consisting of a system of electrodes arranged in an evacuated glass or metal envelope | |
3. | tube - a hollow cylindrical shape Synonyms: pipe | |
4. | tube - (anatomy) any hollow cylindrical body structure Synonyms: tube-shaped structure | |
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Verb | 1. | tube - provide with a tube or insert a tube into |
2. | tube - convey in a tube; "inside Paris, they used to tube mail" | |
3. | tube - ride or float on an inflated tube; "We tubed down the river on a hot summer day" | |
4. | tube - place or enclose in a tube |
1. | (hardware) | tube - A CRT terminal. Never used in the mainstream sense of TV; real hackers don't watch TV, except for Loony Toons, Rocky & Bullwinkle, Trek Classic, the Simpsons, and the occasional cheesy old swashbuckler movie. | |
2. | (electronics) | tube - electron tube. | |
3. | (jargon) | tube - (IBM) To send a copy of something to someone else's terminal. "Tube me that note." |