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trapping, trappings; trapping, trappings
trapping, trappings (TRAP ing, TRAP ingz) (verbs)
Catching animals; ensnaring, confining: "During the winter, he was trapping several mice everyday."

"Despite trapping so many mice, they were never completely eliminated."

trapping, trappings (TRAP ing, TRAP ingz) (nouns)
Objects or activities, etc., that are associated with a particular condition, situation, life style, or position in life: "He had a great deal of money and enjoyed all the trappings of success and wealth."

"Her friend inherited one more trapping to add to her other trappings when she advanced to her new position as the CEO of the company."

For her successful efforts in trapping the international spy, the police officer was given a promotion complete with all the trappings of a new office, special desk, etc.

This entry is located in the following unit: Confusing Words Clarified: Group T; Homonyms, Homophones, Homographs, Synonyms, Polysemes, etc. + (page 6)
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electron trapping optical memory (s) (noun), ETOM
A method of erasable optical data storage in which information is stored by visible light, then read by illumination with an infrared source that returns trapped electrons to their ground state.

Erasability is achieved by using a higher infrared level than that which is used in reading.

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electronic trapping
The accumulation of electrons in imperfections in the silicon dioxide of erasable, programmable memories which permits negative charges to buildup and to delay the erasure of that memory instrument.
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booby trap (verb), booby traps; booby trapped; booby trapping
To put what appears to be a harmless object somewhere so it can explode and cause harm to anyone who touches it: The shooter at the theater in Aurora, Colorado, on July 20, 2012, had booby trapped his apartment and it took at least two days before the police could neutralize the explosives so they could safely enter the place to gather evidence.
  • James Holmes, the Aurora, Colorado shooter, who reportedly opened fire at a Batman movie premiere, admitted to police that he had booby trapped his apartment with explosives.
  • When police searched Holmes apartment, they discovered that it had been booby trapped and so they evacuated not only the building where his apartment was, but also the surrounding buildings.
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light trapping
The trapping of light inside a semiconductor material by refracting and reflecting the light at critical angles; trapped light will travel further in the material, greatly increasing the probability of absorption and hence of producing charge carriers.
This entry is located in the following unit: Photovoltaic Conversion Efficiency Terms + (page 12)