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PSTN

Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-004556

Public Switched Telephone Network: The global network of interconnected telephone lines, exchanges, and other equipment that allows subscribers to make and receive calls. It primarily carries voice traffic but also supports data transmission through modems. The PSTN is gradually being replaced by IP-based communication networks.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-IND-004556
FieldIndustrial and trades
SubjectElectrical engineering
TranslationsGerman: PSTN; Spanish: PSTN; French: RTPC
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-004556",
  "term": "PSTN",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "Public Switched Telephone Network: The global network of interconnected telephone lines, exchanges, and other equipment that allows subscribers to make and receive calls. It primarily carries voice traffic but also supports data transmission through modems. The PSTN is gradually being replaced by IP-based communication networks.",
  "subject": "Electrical engineering",
  "translations": {
    "de": "PSTN",
    "es": "PSTN",
    "fr": "RTPC"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/pstn/"
}

Record 4,937 of 7,291 in Industrial and trades terminology (MLC-0113). Request the full dataset.