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TELEPHONE DEVICE [1 record]

Record 1 2015-03-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Telephones
DEF

A device used mainly for voice communications which converts audible signals into electrical waves, which can then be transmitted over communications channels.

OBS

telephone; tel: term and abbreviation officially approved by the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Téléphones
DEF

Appareil comportant un microphone, un récepteur téléphonique et un commutateur qui convertit les signaux sonores en ondes électriques pour ensuite les transmettre sur les voies de télécommunications.

OBS

téléphone; tél : terme et abréviation uniformisés par le ministère de la Défense nationale et les Forces canadiennes.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Teléfonos
DEF

Aparato transmisor compuesto por un micrófono de carbón y un auricular.

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