compartment vs tray

compartment

verb
  • To arrange in separate compartments. 

noun
  • Part of a protein that serves a specific function. 

  • A room, or section, or chamber 

  • A mound (often of grass) beneath the shield in a coat of arms on which the supporters stand. 

  • One of the parts into which an area is subdivided. 

  • A region in the body, delimited by a biological membrane. 

tray

verb
  • to place (items) on a tray 

  • to slide down a snow-covered hill on a tray from a cafeteria. 

noun
  • A gay trans person, particularly a man (a man who is both transgender and gay) 

  • A type of retail or wholesale packaging for CPUs where the processors are sold in bulk and/or with minimal packaging. 

  • The platform of a truck that supports the load to be hauled. 

  • The items on a full tray. 

  • A notification area used for icons and alerts. 

  • A small, typically rectangular or round, flat, and rigid object upon which things are carried. 

  • A component of a device into which an item is placed for use in the device's operations. 

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