subscriber line

(səb′skrīb·ər ′līn)

(electricity) A telephone line between a central office and a telephone station, private branch exchange, or other end equipment. Also known as central office line; subscriber loop.

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The line from the customer site to the local telephone company. See subscriber network.

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	asynchronous digital subscriber loop
	ADSL (abbreviation)
	line-drop signal (communications)

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