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a telecommunications facility to which subscribers' telephones connect, that switches calls among subscribers or to other exchanges for further routing.
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telephone exchange — ˈtelephone exˌchange noun [countable] a central building or office where telephone calls are connected to other telephones, or the equipment that is used: • a digital telephone exchange • Indonesia s telephone exchange system * * * telephone… … Financial and business terms
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Telephone exchange — Tel e*phone ex*change A central office in which the wires of telephones from local subscribers may be connected by switches to other local telephones or to long distance lines, to permit transmission of conversation or data. Note: In the late… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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telephone exchange — ► NOUN ▪ a set of equipment that connects telephone lines during a call … English terms dictionary
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telephone exchange — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms telephone exchange : singular telephone exchange plural telephone exchanges a place with equipment that connects one telephone line to another … English dictionary
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telephone exchange — telephone ex.change n an office where telephone calls are connected … Dictionary of contemporary English
telephone exchange — telephone ex,change noun count a place with equipment that connects one telephone line to another … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
