Exchange
Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-002110
A central facility where telecommunication lines from multiple subscribers converge, enabling calls and data to be routed between different users. This infrastructure contains switching equipment that connects incoming lines to outgoing lines. Modern exchanges often use digital switching technology to handle a large volume of simultaneous connections.
| Identifier | MLC-T-IND-002110 |
|---|---|
| Field | Industrial and trades |
| Subject | Electrical engineering |
| See also | Commodity exchange |
| Translations | German: Vorwahl; Spanish: central; French: central |
Record as JSON
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"id": "MLC-T-IND-002110",
"term": "Exchange",
"field": "Industrial and trades",
"definition": "A central facility where telecommunication lines from multiple subscribers converge, enabling calls and data to be routed between different users. This infrastructure contains switching equipment that connects incoming lines to outgoing lines. Modern exchanges often use digital switching technology to handle a large volume of simultaneous connections.",
"subject": "Electrical engineering",
"see_also": [
"commodity exchange"
],
"translations": {
"de": "Vorwahl",
"es": "central",
"fr": "central"
},
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/exchange/"
}
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