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Record 1 2025-04-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hotel Equipment
  • Tourist Lodging

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement hôtelier
  • Hébergement (Tourisme)

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Equipo hotelero
  • Alojamiento (Turismo)
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Record 2 2014-05-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Telephone Facilities
DEF

A PABX [private automatic branch exchange] station at which in addition to automatic local traffic on the same PABX exchange-line calls can be received.

OBS

In order to originate exchange line calls, however, the assistance of the PABX operator is necessary.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Installations (Téléphonie)

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Instalaciones telefónicas
DEF

Estación de una centralita automática privada con estaciones suplementarias a partir de la cual se pueden recibir, además de llamadas telefónicas interiores provenientes de la central de instalación, aquellas que la operadora dirige en la línea principal.

OBS

La asistencia de la operadora es necesaria para establecer las llamadas de la línea principal.

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Record 3 2001-01-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Telephone Facilities
  • Telephones
  • Telephone Switching
DEF

An additional telephone connected directly to the central office line or associated to the main station where the incoming calls are received and transferred.

CONT

Extensions are virtual phone numbers assigned to a PBX's internal lines. In most cases, each user's telephone handset has a unique extension number.

CONT

Can I have extension 946?

CONT

Typical automated attendants applications allow a company to answer an incoming call on the first or second ring, greet the caller with a recorded greeting, and then allow the caller to automatically route to the desired extension by simply pressing the extension number on the caller's touch tone phone.

OBS

extension; subscriber's extension station: terms standardized by the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC).

Key term(s)
  • phone extension
  • extension phone

French

Domaine(s)
  • Installations (Téléphonie)
  • Téléphones
  • Commutation téléphonique
DEF

Téléphone supplémentaire connecté directement sur la ligne réseau ou relié au poste téléphonique principal où les appels d'arrivée sont reçus et acheminés.

CONT

Pouvez-vous me passer le poste 946?

CONT

Mon numéro de poste est le 7117.

OBS

poste téléphonique supplémentaire; poste supplémentaire : termes normalisés par la Commission électrotechnique internationale (CEI).

Key term(s)
  • poste interne
  • poste téléphonique interne

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Instalaciones telefónicas
  • Teléfonos
  • Conmutación telefónica
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