"pen register" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: pen registers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} pen register (plural pen registers)
  1. A device (originally fitted with a pen, but now purely electronic) that records all numbers called from a particular telephone line. Wikipedia link: pen register Related terms: trap and trace
    Sense id: en-pen_register-en-noun-tToSYq~W Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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