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Private branch exchange

Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-004513

A private telephone network used within a company or organization, allowing internal calls between users and sharing a limited number of external lines for calls to the public switched telephone network. Modern PBXs often handle both voice and data traffic over IP networks. This system reduces the number of external lines required, lowering communication costs.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-IND-004513
FieldIndustrial and trades
SubjectElectrical engineering
TranslationsGerman: Nebenstellenanlage; Spanish: centralita privada; French: autocommutateur privé
Record as JSON 
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  "term": "Private branch exchange",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "A private telephone network used within a company or organization, allowing internal calls between users and sharing a limited number of external lines for calls to the public switched telephone network. Modern PBXs often handle both voice and data traffic over IP networks. This system reduces the number of external lines required, lowering communication costs.",
  "subject": "Electrical engineering",
  "translations": {
    "de": "Nebenstellenanlage",
    "es": "centralita privada",
    "fr": "autocommutateur privé"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/private-branch-exchange/"
}

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