communication channel,
channel,
line a passage for water (or other fluids) to flow through; "the fields were crossed with irrigation channels"; "gutters carried off the rainwater into a series of channels under the street"
Verb
patter -
make light, rapid and repeated sounds; "gently pattering rain"
Patter is a prepared and practiced speech, that is designed to produce a desired response from its audience. Examples of occupations with a patter might include the: auctioneer, salesperson, dance caller, or comedian. The term was originally a colloquial shortening of "Pater Noster" and referred to the practice of mouthing or mumbling prayers quickly and mechanically, without any expression of meaning or sincerity.
