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PRIVATE AUTOMATIC BRANCH EXCHANGE [1 record]

Record 1 2002-08-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Telephone Exchanges
  • Telephone Facilities
DEF

A small automatic exchange on a subscriber's premises, for internal telephone connections, with extensions over the public telephone system through lines to the local exchange.

OBS

private automatic branch exchange; PABX: term and abbreviation standardized by IEEE and the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Centraux téléphoniques
  • Installations (Téléphonie)
DEF

Autocommutateur de petite dimension, installé chez l'abonné et permettant la commutation des appels internes ainsi que l'établissement des communications avec le réseau général. Peut être électromécanique ou électronique.

OBS

installation automatique d'abonné avec postes supplémentaires : terme normalisé par la Commission électrotechnique internationale (CEI).

Spanish

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

Pequeña central automática en el local del abonado, para conexiones telefónicas internas, con extensiones a la central local a través de líneas en el sistema telefónico público.

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