"softswitch" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: softswitches [plural]
Etymology: Abbreviation of software switch Head templates: {{en-noun}} softswitch (plural softswitches)
  1. (telecommunications) A central device in a telephone network that connects phone lines using software in a computer.

Inflected forms

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