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LAND LINE PHONE [1 record]

Record 1 2015-03-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Telephones
  • Telephone Wires and Cables
  • Telephone Services
DEF

A regular wired home or office telephone.

CONT

A landline telephone ... refers to a phone that uses a metal wire telephone line for transmission as distinguished from a mobile cellular line, which uses radio waves for transmission.

Key term(s)
  • land line telephone
  • land line phone
  • land line

French

Domaine(s)
  • Téléphones
  • Câbles et fils téléphoniques
  • Services téléphoniques
DEF

Téléphone conventionnel à fil, à domicile ou au bureau.

Spanish

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