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TELETYPEWRITER EXCHANGE SERVICE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2001-11-14
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Telecommunications Transmission
- Telecommunications Facilities
- Teleprinters and Telex Networks
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Teletypewriter Exchange Service
1, record 1, English, Teletypewriter%20Exchange%20Service
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- TWX 1, record 1, English, TWX
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
An automatic teletypewriter exchange switching service provided by The Computer Communications Group of the TransCanada Telephone System in Canada and by Western Union in the U.S.A. Customers dial calls from station to station on the TWX network, and communicate using teletypewriters rather than telephones. 1, record 1, English, - Teletypewriter%20Exchange%20Service
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Transmission (Télécommunications)
- Installations de télécommunications
- Téléimprimeurs et réseau télex
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- service de téléscripteur à commutation automatique
1, record 1, French, service%20de%20t%C3%A9l%C3%A9scripteur%20%C3%A0%20commutation%20automatique
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- TWX 1, record 1, French, TWX
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Service de téléscripteur à commutation automatique offert par la Western Union (aux USA) et par le Groupe des communications informatiques du Réseau Téléphonique Transcanadien (au Canada). Les abonnés font l'appel du poste par composition au cadran, puis communiquent par téléscripteur et non par téléphone. 1, record 1, French, - service%20de%20t%C3%A9l%C3%A9scripteur%20%C3%A0%20commutation%20automatique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Transmisión (Telecomunicaciones)
- Instalaciones de telecomunicaciones
- Teleimpresoras y red télex
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- TWX
1, record 1, Spanish, TWX
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Sistema de comunicaciones que proporciona la transmisión en doble sentido para las comunicaciones telegráficas a través de una red telefónica conmutada. 2, record 1, Spanish, - TWX
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