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PBX (Private Branch Exchange). Equipment that allows an individual within a community of users to originate and answer calls to and from the public network, a private network, another PBX, special service trunks, and other users within that community. Siemens Rolm’s CBX is part of this generic class of switching systems called PBXs. When not referring specifically to the CBX, the term “PBX” is used (e.g., other vendors’ PBXs).
PhoneMail. PhoneMail is a registered trademark of Siemens Rolm Communications Inc. used to distinguish Siemens Rolm’s voice messaging system from those of other vendors.
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queue. An ordering of calls waiting for a computer port, a modem, data group access, or voice calls waiting for access to an extension or trunk.
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repdial (repertory dialing) keys. On a ROLMphone telephone, repdial keys give a user access to
ROLMfax. ROLMfax is a trademark of Siemens Rolm Communications Inc. used to distinguish Siemens Rolm’s facsimile
ROLMphone. ROLMphone is a registered trademark of Siemens Rolm Communications Inc. used to distinguish Siemens Rolm’s digital telephones from those of other vendors.
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speaker. A device used to convert varying electrical signals into sound. A loudspeaker (receiver) associated with a telephone that permits the user to dial telephone calls and to listen to telephone calls without lifting the handset. However, the user must pick up the handset to talk.
speakerphone. A microphone (transmitter) and loudspeaker (receiver) associated with a telephone that permits the user to dial telephone calls and to both listen and talk without lifting the handset.
