Table Of Contents
Glossary
Revised: December 9, 2008, OL-8001-10
A
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ABBR
|
abbreviated
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ACQ
|
all calls query
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ADDR
|
address
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AIN
|
Advanced Intelligent Network
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ALT
|
alternate
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ALWD
|
allowed
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ANSI
|
American National Standards Institute
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ANI
|
automatic number identification
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ANNC
|
announcement
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ARQ
|
admission request
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AS
|
application server
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ASC
|
ascending
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ASCII
|
American standard code for information interchange
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AT
|
access tandem
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ATM
|
Asynchronous Transfer Mode
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B
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BKWD
|
backward
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BLV
|
business line verification
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C
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CA
|
California
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CA
|
call agent
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CAC
|
carrier access code
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CAP
|
competitive access provider
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CAS
|
channel associated signaling
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CASC
|
cyclic ascending
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CC
|
country code
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CD-ROM
|
compact disk-read only memory
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CdPN
|
called party number
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CDP
|
custom dial plan
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CDSC
|
cyclic descending
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CHAR
|
character
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CHG
|
charge
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CLDPTY
|
called party
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CLI
|
Command Line Interface
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CLLI
|
Common Language Location Identifier
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CND
|
calling number delivery
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COMM
|
communication
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COS
|
class of service
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COT
|
continuity test
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CPN
|
calling party number
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CTRL
|
control
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CTX
|
Centrex
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D
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DA
|
directory assistance
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DBM
|
database management
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DDD
|
direct distance or domestic dialing
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DEL
|
delete
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DEST
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destination
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DIGMAN
|
digital manipulation
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DN
|
directory number
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DNIS
|
dialed number identification service
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DOW
|
day of week
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DOY
|
day of year
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DP
|
dial plan
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DP-ID
|
dial-plan identification
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DPC
|
destination point code
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DSC
|
descending order
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DT
|
CAS DTMF endpoints
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DTMF
|
dual tone multifrequency
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E
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EMEA
|
Europe, Middle East, and Asia
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EMG
|
emergency
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EMS
|
Element Management System
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ENUM
|
electronic number mapping
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EPOM
|
Extensible Provisioning and Operations Manager
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F
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FA
|
faulty
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FA-RB
|
faulty remotely blocked
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FAS
|
facility associated signaling
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FGD
|
Feature Group D
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FS
|
Feature Server
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G
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GAP
|
generic address parameter
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GRP
|
group
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GTD
|
Generic Transparency Descriptor
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GW
|
gateway
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H
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HNPA
|
home numbering plan area
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I
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IAM
|
initial address message
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ID
|
identification
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IDDD
|
international direct dial domestic
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IDs
|
identification
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INFO
|
information
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INTL
|
international
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INTL-OPR
|
international operator
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ISDN
|
Integrated Services Digital Network
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ISUP
|
ISDN user part
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IT
|
ISUP trunk
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ITP
|
IP transfer point
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ITU
|
International Telecommunication Union
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IVR
|
interactive voice response
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L
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LATA
|
local access transport area
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LB
|
loop-back
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LCR
|
least cost routing
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LECOSS
|
local exchange carrier operations support system
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LNP
|
local number portability
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LRN
|
local routing number
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LRU
|
least recently used
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LS
|
load sharing
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LSA
|
local service area
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M
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MAX
|
maximum
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MD
|
MF FGD package
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MF
|
multifrequency
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MGCP
|
Media Gateway Control Protocol
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MGW
|
media gateway
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MIN
|
minimum
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MLHG
|
Multi-line Hunt Group
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MO
|
MF operator trunk
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MRU
|
most recently used
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MS
|
CAS MF endpoints
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MSG
|
message
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MT
|
MF terminating trunk
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N
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NA
|
not applicable
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NANP
|
North American Numbering Plan
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NAS
|
network access server
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NAT
|
national
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NAT-OPR
|
national operator
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NCT
|
network continuity test
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NDC
|
national destination code
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NF
|
non-faulty
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NF-RB
|
non-faulty remotely blocked
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NFAS
|
non-facility associated signaling
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NLB
|
network loop-back
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NOA
|
nature of address
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NPA
|
numbering plan area
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NS0
|
network specific (111 1000)
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NS1
|
network specific (111 1001)
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NS2
|
network specific (111 1010)
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NS3
|
network specific (111 1011)
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NS4
|
network specific (111 1100)
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NS5
|
network specific (111 1101)
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NS6
|
network specific (111 1110)
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NTWK
|
network
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NUM
|
number
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O
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OBCSM
|
originating basic call state machine
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OCN
|
original called number
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ODD
|
odd-numbered
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ODR
|
origin dependent routing
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OLI
|
originating line information
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OPR
|
operator
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OPER
|
operational
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P
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PBX
|
private branch exchange
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PC
|
point code
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PCS
|
personal communications services
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PFX
|
prefix
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PIC
|
point in call, presubscribed interexchange carrier
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PKG
|
package
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POP
|
point of presence
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POTS
|
plain old telephone service
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PSTN
|
public switched telephone network
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Q
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QOR
|
query on release
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QOS
|
quality of service
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R
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RACF
|
remote activation of call forwarding
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RAND
|
random
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RDN
|
Redirecting Number Information Element
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REL
|
release
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RID
|
route identification
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RN
|
routing number
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RPF
|
registration and profiling tool
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RR
|
round robin
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RRQ
|
registration request
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S
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S1
|
severity 1
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S2
|
severity 2
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S3
|
severity 3
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S4
|
severity 4
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SAC
|
service access code
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SCP
|
service control point
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SEL
|
selection
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SEQ
|
sequential
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SIP
|
Session Initiation Protocol
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SOFTSW
|
Session Initiation Protocol (SIP)
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SP
|
service provider
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SS7
|
Signaling System 7
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SUB
|
subscriber
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SUB-OPR
|
subscriber operator
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SUPP
|
supported
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T
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TAC
|
Technical Assistance Center
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TBCSM
|
terminating basic call system manager
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TCL
|
tool command language
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TDM
|
telecommunications data link monitor
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TG
|
trunk group
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TGN
|
trunk group number
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TM
|
trunk member
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TMR
|
timer
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TNS
|
transit network selection
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TOD
|
time of day
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TSAP
|
transport service access point
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TW
|
time weather call
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U
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UAN
|
universal access number
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URL
|
uniform resource locator
|
US
|
United States
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USA
|
United States of America
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V
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VARCHAR
|
variable character
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VSC
|
Vertical Service Code
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