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telephone exchange in Malay

ibu sawat telefon

telephone exchange in Malay: ibu sawat telefon. In English, telephone exchange means any equipment that establishes connections between telephones.

Malay words for telephone exchange

equipment
ibu sawat telefon
rooms
ibu sawat telefon

English meaning of telephone exchange

  1. noun Any equipment that establishes connections between telephones.
  2. noun The rooms or building housing such equipment (a central office, as it was termed by the Bell System).
  3. noun A local or locoregional network of such switched connections, of which a central office was the hub; the local company formed to create and maintain this network and its central office.
  4. noun The portion of a telephone number representing that network, among the other networks of the larger system: the central office code. In the North American Numbering Plan, this is the "555" portion of "+1-212-555-6789".

Full definition of telephone exchange

telephone exchange in a sentence

  • This valley didn't have a telephone exchange until 1903, when the leading citizens of this town invested in a company to establish one.
  • Holonyms: telephone number, phone number
  • A: You can telephone him at 2719. B: What's the [telephone] exchange? A: LA6. I'm sorry, that's LA6-2719.

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Questions about telephone exchange in Malay

What is the meaning of telephone exchange in Malay?
Telephone exchange in Malay is ibu sawat telefon.
Apakah maksud telephone exchange dalam bahasa Melayu?
Telephone exchange: ibu sawat telefon.
What does telephone exchange mean in English?
Telephone exchange means any equipment that establishes connections between telephones.

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