"uniselector" meaning in All languages combined

See uniselector on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: uniselectors [plural]
Etymology: From uni- + selector. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|uni|selector}} uni- + selector Head templates: {{en-noun}} uniselector (plural uniselectors)
  1. A type of stepping switch able to select on only one axis, formerly widely used in telephone exchanges.

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1952 January, “Traffic Control at Burntisland, Scottish Region”, in Railway Magazine, page 53:",
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