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Record 1 2012-01-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Telephone Services
  • Security
DEF

A communications cable or other facility dedicated to a specific application, in contrast with a shared resource such as the telephone network or the Internet.

OBS

It may be either privately owned or leased from a common carrier - usually the phone company.

OBS

For example, a branch office might have a dedicated access line to the company's head office, for phone calls, data, or both.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Services téléphoniques
  • Sécurité
DEF

Liaison de télécommunication entre deux points d'un réseau public, réservée à un usage determiné.

OBS

Par exemple, une des succursales d'une entreprise pourrait avoir accès au bureau principal grâce à une ligne spécialisée pour ce qui est des appels téléphoniques, de la transmission des données ou des deux.

OBS

liaison spécialisée; LS : terme, abréviation et définition publiés au Journal officiel de la République française le 22 septembre 2009.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Servicios telefónicos
  • Seguridad
DEF

Enlace de comunicaciones instalado permanentemente entre dos puntos y que no es necesario establecer por selección automática o por marcado de disco.

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