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Meaning "sound over distance," it is the end user terminal in a telephone network. It may refer to a desktop unit, portable wireless unit or cellphone. In 1876, Alexander Graham Bell's words,...
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Definition: telephone
Meaning "sound over distance," it is the end user terminal in a telephone network. It may refer to a desktop unit, portable wireless unit or cellphone.
In 1876, Alexander Graham Bell's words, "Mr. Watson. Come here! I want you!" ushered in the age of telephony. See POTS, PSTN and telephony.
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At the turn of the 20th century, people were \"communicating over the wire\" with instruments such as this Blake wall phone. (Image courtesy of Nortel Networks.)
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