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General telecom
Terms relating to telecommunication or communication through technological means.
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Decrypt
Telecommunications; General telecom
A generic term encompassing decode and decypher. 2. To convert encrypted text into its equivalent plain text by means of a cryptosystem. (This does not include solution by cryptanalysis. ) Note: The ...
Encrypt
Telecommunications; General telecom
A generic term encompassing encipher and encode. 2. To convert plain text into unintelligible forms by means of a cryptosystem. Note: The term encrypt covers the meanings of encipher and encode.
Black box
Telecommunications; General telecom
A generic term for a single-purpose device having limited functionality. Note: A black box is usually represented in schematic drawings as a geometric figure, possibly with defined connector (s,) but ...
Toll circuit
Telecommunications; General telecom
A general term applied to interexchange trunks used primarily for toll traffic.
Short haul toll traffic
Telecommunications; General telecom
A general term applied to message toll traffic between nearby points. In common usage, this term is ordinarily applied to message toll traffic between points less than 20 to 50 miles apart.
Security attributes
Telecommunications; General telecom
A general term covering both privilege attributes and control attributes. The use of security attributes is defined by a security policy.
Operator trunks
Telecommunications; General telecom
A general term, ordinarily applied to trunks between manually operated switchboard positions and local dial central offices in the same wire center.
