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Descriptor English: Telephone
Descriptor Spanish: Teléfono
Descriptor teléfono
Entry term(s) centralita
centralita telefónica
conmutador
conmutadores
llamada telefónica
llamadas telefónicas
línea fija
servicio de centralita
teléfono residencial
teléfonos
Scope note: Instrumento para reproducir sonidos a distancia, especialmente el lenguaje articulado. (Traducción libre del original: (Webster, 3rd ed)
Descriptor Portuguese: Telefone
Descriptor French: Téléphone
Entry term(s): Fixed-Line
Home Phone
Land Line
Land-Line
Landline
Service, Switchboard
Services, Switchboard
Switchboard Service
Switchboard Services
Telephone Call
Telephone Calls
Telephones
Wireline
Tree number(s): L01.462.500.847.698
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D013689
Scope note: An instrument for reproducing sounds especially articulate speech at a distance. (Webster, 3rd ed)
Allowable Qualifiers: CL classification
EC economics
ES ethics
HI history
IS instrumentation
LJ legislation & jurisprudence
SD supply & distribution
SN statistics & numerical data
ST standards
TD trends
Previous Indexing: Communication (1966-1970)
Public MeSH Note: 74
History Note: 74(71)
DeCS ID: 14067
Unique ID: D013689
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Date Established: 1974/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2006/07/05
Telephone - Preferred
Concept UI M0021133
Scope note An instrument for reproducing sounds especially articulate speech at a distance. (Webster, 3rd ed)
Preferred term Telephone
Entry term(s) Fixed-Line
Home Phone
Land Line
Land-Line
Landline
Telephones
Wireline
Switchboard Service - Narrower
Concept UI M0021132
Preferred term Switchboard Service
Entry term(s) Service, Switchboard
Services, Switchboard
Switchboard Services
Telephone Call - Related but not broader or narrower
Concept UI F0001027
Preferred term Telephone Call
Entry term(s) Telephone Calls



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