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KEY SYSTEM [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2014-11-28
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Telecommunications
- Telephone Facilities
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- key telephone system
1, record 1, English, key%20telephone%20system
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- KTS 2, record 1, English, KTS
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- key system 3, record 1, English, key%20system
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[A] customer controlled switching system whose purpose is to provide its users with the ability to pick up selectively any of several lines and to hold calls associated with any of these lines. 4, record 1, English, - key%20telephone%20system
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A PBX [private branch exchange] is differentiated from a key telephone system (KTS) in that users of a key system manually select their own outgoing lines on special telephone sets that control buttons for this purpose, while PBXs select the outgoing line automatically ... 5, record 1, English, - key%20telephone%20system
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Télécommunications
- Installations (Téléphonie)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- système d'intercommunication
1, record 1, French, syst%C3%A8me%20d%27intercommunication
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- installation d'intercommunication 2, record 1, French, installation%20d%27intercommunication
correct, feminine noun
- installation téléphonique d'intercommunication 3, record 1, French, installation%20t%C3%A9l%C3%A9phonique%20d%27intercommunication
correct, feminine noun
- système téléphonique à poussoirs 4, record 1, French, syst%C3%A8me%20t%C3%A9l%C3%A9phonique%20%C3%A0%20poussoirs
correct, masculine noun
- système téléphonique à touches 5, record 1, French, syst%C3%A8me%20t%C3%A9l%C3%A9phonique%20%C3%A0%20touches
correct, masculine noun
- installation d'intercommunication mixte 6, record 1, French, installation%20d%27intercommunication%20mixte
correct, feminine noun
- système multiligne 7, record 1, French, syst%C3%A8me%20multiligne
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Installation téléphonique la plus utilisée lorsque le nombre de postes supplémentaires est peu élevé, qui permet aux usagers de s'appeler directement entre eux et de communiquer en départ et en arrivée avec les abonnés du réseau public. 6, record 1, French, - syst%C3%A8me%20d%27intercommunication
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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