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PBX

Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-004182

A private branch exchange, which is a telephone switching system that serves a specific business or office, as opposed to a common carrier or telephone company. It allows for internal calls between stations without using the external phone network and provides shared access to a limited number of external lines. Modern systems are digital or IP-based and integrate with voice, data, and video communication services.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-IND-004182
FieldIndustrial and trades
SubjectElectrical engineering
TranslationsGerman: PBX; Spanish: PBX; French: PBX
Record as JSON
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  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "A private branch exchange, which is a telephone switching system that serves a specific business or office, as opposed to a common carrier or telephone company. It allows for internal calls between stations without using the external phone network and provides shared access to a limited number of external lines. Modern systems are digital or IP-based and integrate with voice, data, and video communication services.",
  "subject": "Electrical engineering",
  "translations": {
    "de": "PBX",
    "es": "PBX",
    "fr": "PBX"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/pbx/"
}

Record 4,551 of 7,311 in Industrial and trades terminology (MLC-0113). Request the full dataset.