trays

Noun

tray (plural trays)

1. A small, typically rectangular or round, flat, and rigid object upon which things are carried.
   • I carefully arranged the dishes on the tray and brought it upstairs.
2. (broadly) The items on a full tray.
   • Before long they had consumed a whole tray of shrimp cocktails and sent for another.

   Synonyms:

   trayful

3. A component of a device into which an item is placed for use in the device's operations.
   • The CD tray will not open.
4. (informal) A notification area used for icons and alerts.
   • […]some developers try to use it that way for some reason (some applications inexplicably minimize to the tray rather than to the taskbar as they should).2007, Brian Livingston, Paul Thurrott, Windows Vista Secrets
5. A type of retail or wholesale packaging for CPUs where the processors are sold in bulk and/or with minimal packaging.
6. (Australia) The platform of a truck that supports the load to be hauled.

   Synonyms:

   bed

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