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Record 1 2014-08-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Wireless and Mobile Communications
  • Internet and Telematics
CONT

Twisted-pair copper wire is especially common in PSTN [public switched telephone network] access lines and is composed of two independently insulated wires twisted around one another.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Communications sans fil et mobiles
  • Internet et télématique
CONT

[Les lignes d'accès au réseau téléphonique public commuté] utilisent souvent une paire de fils de cuivre torsadés, paire de fils isolés indépendamment et torsadés l'un sur l'autre.

Spanish

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