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PABX

American  
  1. an automatically operated PBX.


PABX British  

abbreviation

  1. private automatic branch exchange See also PBX

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of PABX

p(rivate) a(utomatic) b(ranch) ex(change)

Example Sentences

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Using a PABX, the employee of a large company could dial another employee in-house without incurring the cost of a local telephone call.

From Underground by Dreyfus, Suelette

A PABX, a private automatic branch exchange, works like a mini-Telecom telephone exchange.

From Underground by Dreyfus, Suelette

In fact it was a lot less hassle than manipulating some company's PABX.

From Underground by Dreyfus, Suelette

Sometimes phreakers made free calls out of PABXes simply by exploited security flaws in a particular model or brand of PABX.

From Underground by Dreyfus, Suelette

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