A distinct division of a channel or frequency band(noun)
A distinct part of an I/O channel associated with a specific device(noun)
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Use "subchannel" in a sentence
"A subchannel is the smallest logical unit in the OFDMA frequency domain."
"KMYU is a digital subchannel of Salt Lake City's CBS affiliate, KUTV, and has been a My Network TV affiliate branded as "My Utah TV" since last September."
"Also, KERA does have a DTV subchannel, 13.2 KERA World."