(1) A link along which signals can be sent, such as the channel that handles the transfer of data between processor storage and local peripheral equipment. See also trunk.
(2) A specialised Web application within a portal to which a user can subscribe.
(3) An entry point to the Web services gateway that carries requests and responses between Web services and the gateway.
(4) The means of distribution of a company's products. Examples are e-commerce and physical stores.
(5) In mainframe computing, the part of a channel subsystem that manages a single I/O interface between a channel subsystem and a set of control units.
(6) A mode by which a business service is consumed by a subscriber.
(7) A communication path through a chain to an endpoint.