central office

• Begriff aus dem Telekommunikationswesen für die Ortsvermittlungsstelle oder den Vermittlungsknoten, der Gespräche innerhalb eines bestimmten geografischen Gebiets verbindet. Auch allgemein die Zentrale oder Hauptniederlassung eines Unternehmens.

A term used in telecommunications to refer to a local telephone exchange or switching center that connects calls within a specific geographic area.

1. Main administrative hubB1formal

   The primary location from which an organization or company is managed and controlled.

   Hauptverwaltung

   • The central office is located in downtown Chicago.
   • All major decisions are made at the central office.
   • She was transferred from a branch to the central office.

2. B2formalamerican

   A facility that connects telephone calls within a network, also known as a telephone exchange.

   Vermittlungsstelle

   • The central office handles all local call routing.
   • Technicians are upgrading the central office equipment.
   • A power outage affected the central office's operations.