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CENTRAL AUTOMATIQUE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2008-02-25
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Telephone Exchanges
- Internet and Telematics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- automatic exchange
1, record 1, English, automatic%20exchange
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- automatic telephone exchange 1, record 1, English, automatic%20telephone%20exchange
correct, see observation
- automatic electronic data-switching center 2, record 1, English, automatic%20electronic%20data%2Dswitching%20center
correct
- dial telephone exchange 3, record 1, English, dial%20telephone%20exchange
correct
- dial exchange 4, record 1, English, dial%20exchange
- dial centre 5, record 1, English, dial%20centre
- dial center 4, record 1, English, dial%20center
- dial office 4, record 1, English, dial%20office
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An exchange in which the interconnections are effected automatically. 6, record 1, English, - automatic%20exchange
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
automatic telephone exchange: this term is correct, but is less commonly encountered than automatic exchange, according to terminologists at Bell Canada, Montreal. 7, record 1, English, - automatic%20exchange
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Centraux téléphoniques
- Internet et télématique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- central automatique
1, record 1, French, central%20automatique
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- central téléphonique automatique 2, record 1, French, central%20t%C3%A9l%C3%A9phonique%20automatique
correct, masculine noun
- centre de commutation automatique 3, record 1, French, centre%20de%20commutation%20automatique
correct, masculine noun
- bureau automatique 4, record 1, French, bureau%20automatique
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Central où les communications se font automatiquement. 5, record 1, French, - central%20automatique
Record 1, Key term(s)
- centre automatique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Centrales telefónicas
- Internet y telemática
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- central automática
1, record 1, Spanish, central%20autom%C3%A1tica
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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