Trunk may refer to:
Biology
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Trunk (anatomy)
The torso or trunk is an anatomical term for the central part, or the core, of the body of many animals (including human beings), from which the head, neck, limbs, tail and other appendages extend. The tetrapod torso — including that of ...
, synonym for torso
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Trunk (botany)
Trunks are the Plant stem, stems of woody plants and the main structural element of trees. The woody part of the trunk consists of dead but structurally significant heartwood and living sapwood, which is used for nutrient storage and transport ...
, a tree's central superstructure, and the stem of woody plants
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Trunk of corpus callosum, in neuroanatomy
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Elephant trunk, the proboscis of an elephant
Computing
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Trunk (software)
Branching, in version control and software configuration management, is the duplication of an object under version control (such as a source code file or a directory tree). Each object can thereafter be modified separately and in parallel so that ...
, in revision control
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Trunk line, a system of shared network access
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VLAN
A virtual local area network (VLAN) is any broadcast domain that is partitioned and isolated in a computer network at the data link layer ( OSI layer 2).IEEE 802.1Q-2011, ''1.4 VLAN aims and benefits'' In this context, virtual refers to a ...
, which uses a trunk port
Entertainment and media
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''Trunk'' (album), 2013 album by Ulf Lundell
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Trunk Records, a record label
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''The Trunk'' (film), a 1961 British film
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"The Trunk" (''The Twilight Zone''), a television episode
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''The Trunk'' (TV series), a 2024 South Korean television series
Physical containers
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Trunk (car), a large storage compartment
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Trunk (luggage)
A trunk, also known as a travel trunk, is a large cuboid container designed to hold clothes and other personal belongings. They are most commonly used for extended periods away from home, such as for boarding school, or long trips abroad. Trunks ...
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Trunk (motorcycle), a storage compartment
Other uses
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Trunk (surname), a German-language surname
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Trunk carrier
Trunk carriers or trunk airlines or trunklines or trunks, were the US scheduled airlines certificated in the period 1939–1941 by the Civil Aeronautics Authority (CAA) or its immediate successor, the Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) after the passag ...
, a type of airline regulated by the Civil Aeronautics Board of the United States up until 1978
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Trunk road
A trunk road is a major highway with a specific legal classification in some jurisdictions, notably the United Kingdom, Sweden and formerly Ireland. Trunk roads are planned and managed at the national-level, distinguishing them from non-trunk ro ...
, a major road
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Trunk shot, a cinematic shot from within a car trunk
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Trunk show, a merchandising event
See also
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Trunking (auto), riding in trunk or boot
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Trunks (disambiguation)
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Elephant's trunk (disambiguation)
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