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PAY PHONE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2023-09-26
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Telephones
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- coin-operated telephone
1, record 1, English, coin%2Doperated%20telephone
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- coin-operated payphone 2, record 1, English, coin%2Doperated%20payphone
correct
- coin telephone 3, record 1, English, coin%20telephone
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record 1, Key term(s)
- coin phone
- coin-operated pay phone
- coin-operated phone
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Téléphones
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- téléphone public à pièces de monnaie
1, record 1, French, t%C3%A9l%C3%A9phone%20public%20%C3%A0%20pi%C3%A8ces%20de%20monnaie
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- téléphone public à pièces 2, record 1, French, t%C3%A9l%C3%A9phone%20public%20%C3%A0%20pi%C3%A8ces
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Teléfonos
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- teléfono de monedas
1, record 1, Spanish, tel%C3%A9fono%20de%20monedas
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Esta Dirección General ha resuelto otorgar el certificado de aceptación al teléfono de monedas para uso público marca "Amper-Elasa", modelo Huesca-1, con la inscripción E 00 95 0298, que se inserta como anexo a la presente Resolución. 1, record 1, Spanish, - tel%C3%A9fono%20de%20monedas
Record 2 - internal organization data 2017-03-24
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Telephones
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- pay phone
1, record 2, English, pay%20phone
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- payphone 2, record 2, English, payphone
correct
- public telephone 3, record 2, English, public%20telephone
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A ... telephone requiring that the caller deposit coins or use a credit card to pay for a call. 1, record 2, English, - pay%20phone
Record 2, Key term(s)
- pay telephone
- public phone
- pay station phone
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Téléphones
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- téléphone public
1, record 2, French, t%C3%A9l%C3%A9phone%20public
correct, masculine noun, Canada
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- téléphone public payant 2, record 2, French, t%C3%A9l%C3%A9phone%20public%20payant
correct, masculine noun
- téléphone payant 2, record 2, French, t%C3%A9l%C3%A9phone%20payant
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Téléphone où l'on obtient la communication en introduisant un jeton, une pièce ou une carte de paiement dans l'appareil. 3, record 2, French, - t%C3%A9l%C3%A9phone%20public
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Teléfonos
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- teléfono público
1, record 2, Spanish, tel%C3%A9fono%20p%C3%BAblico
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- teléfono de monedas 1, record 2, Spanish, tel%C3%A9fono%20de%20monedas
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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