"middle mile" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: middle miles [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} middle mile (plural middle miles)
  1. (telecommunications) The segment of a telecommunications network linking an operator's core network to the local network plant. Categories (topical): Telecommunications

Inflected forms

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