tin vs tray

tin

noun
  • computer hardware. 

  • An airtight container, made of tin or another metal, used to preserve food, or hold a liquid or some other product. 

  • A metal pan used for baking, roasting, etc. 

  • A malleable, ductile, metallic element, resistant to corrosion, with atomic number 50 and symbol Sn. 

  • The bottom part of the front wall, which is "out" if a player strikes it with the ball. 

adj
  • Made of galvanised iron or built of corrugated iron. 

  • Made of tin. 

verb
  • To coat with solder, in order to consolidate braided wire, so as to make contact with all strands and reduce fragility of the fraying wire 

  • To cover with tin. 

  • To place into a metal can (ie. a tin; be it tin, steel, aluminum) in order to preserve. 

  • To coat with solder, in preparation for soldering, to ensure a good solder joint 

tray

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

  • 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. 

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

  • to place (items) on a tray 

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