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Meaning of transfer

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  transfer
      n 1: the act of moving something from one location to another
           [syn: {transportation}, {transport}, {transfer},
           {transferral}, {conveyance}]
      2: someone who transfers or is transferred from one position to
         another; "the best student was a transfer from LSU" [syn:
         {transfer}, {transferee}]
      3: the act of transfering something from one form to another;
         "the transfer of the music from record to tape suppressed
         much of the background noise" [syn: {transfer},
         {transference}]
      4: a ticket that allows a passenger to change conveyances
      5: application of a skill learned in one situation to a
         different but similar situation [syn: {transfer}, {transfer
         of training}, {carry-over}]
      6: transferring ownership [syn: {transfer}, {transference}]
      v 1: transfer somebody to a different position or location of
           work [syn: {transfer}, {reassign}]
      2: move from one place to another; "transfer the data";
         "transmit the news"; "transfer the patient to another
         hospital"
      3: lift and reset in another soil or situation; "Transplant the
         young rice plants" [syn: {transplant}, {transfer}]
      4: move around; "transfer the packet from his trouser pockets to
         a pocket in his jacket" [syn: {transfer}, {shift}]
      5: cause to change ownership; "I transferred my stock holdings
         to my children"
      6: change from one vehicle or transportation line to another;
         "She changed in Chicago on her way to the East coast" [syn:
         {transfer}, {change}]
      7: send from one person or place to another; "transmit a
         message" [syn: {transmit}, {transfer}, {transport},
         {channel}, {channelize}, {channelise}]
      8: shift the position or location of, as for business, legal,
         educational, or military purposes; "He removed his children
         to the countryside"; "Remove the troops to the forest
         surrounding the city"; "remove a case to another court" [syn:
         {remove}, {transfer}]
      9: transfer from one place or period to another; "The ancient
         Greek story was transplanted into Modern America" [syn:
         {transfer}, {transpose}, {transplant}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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