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General telecom
Terms relating to telecommunication or communication through technological means.
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Single-ended service feature
Telecommunications; General telecom
A feature, e.g., call/service attempt manipulation, that applies to only one of the parties that may be involved on a call/service attempt.
Portable operating system interface for computer e
Telecommunications; General telecom
A Federal Information Processing Standard Publication (FIPS PUB 151-1) for a vendor-independent interface between an operating system and an application program, including operating system interfaces ...
Access charge
Telecommunications; General telecom
A fee charged by a local exchange carrier for the use of its local exchange networks. 2. A charge made by a local exchange carrier for use of its local exchange facilities for a purpose such as the ...
Jack
Telecommunications; General telecom
A female fitting or connector that accepts a male mating component ("plug") to facilitate an electrical connection. Note: The term jack is frequently applied in applications involving communications ...
Multifiber cable
Telecommunications; General telecom
A fiber-optic cable having two or more fibers, each of which is capable of serving as an independent optical transmission channel.
Duplex cable
Telecommunications; General telecom
A fiber-optic cable that contains two optical fibers.
Audit record field
Telecommunications; General telecom
A field containing information regarding all entities in a transaction, and indicators of the types of processing performed by those entities.
