Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!sol.ctr.columbia.edu!lll-winken!telecom-request From: undrground!seanp@amix.commodore.com (Sean Petty) Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom Subject: Some Abbreviation Questions Message-ID: Date: 10 May 91 23:44:09 GMT Sender: Telecom@eecs.nwu.edu Organization: TELECOM Digest Lines: 25 Approved: Telecom@eecs.nwu.edu X-Submissions-To: telecom@eecs.nwu.edu X-Administrivia-To: telecom-request@eecs.nwu.edu X-Telecom-Digest: Volume 11, Issue 353, Message 10 of 12 I was recently reading a telephone journal, and came across a few abbreviations and terms for which I did not know the meanings. I would greatly appreciate it if someone (anyone) could mail me the definitions and/or explanations of the terms listed below. All help is greatly appreciated!! What is a loop? What is a CBI? What is a TWR? What does 4096 do? Help!! Sean Petty INTERNET: undrground!seanp@amix.commodore.com UUCP: uunet!cbmvax!amix!undrground!seanp ICBM: 39.58.1' North 75.61.1' West 50/50: seanp@undrground.UUCP seanp@amix.commodore.com [Moderator's Note: This is a good time to remind everyone of the glossary and acronym files in the telecom-archives: use anonymous ftp to reach lcs.mit.edu, then cd telecom-archives. PAT]