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telepoint, n.|ˈtɛlɪpɔɪnt|
Also Telepoint.
[f. tele- + point n.1]
A British public service which connects certain cordless telephones with the conventional telephone network by means of a short-range radio link to a nearby base station; also, any one of the network of base stations which provides this facility.
1987New Scientist 3 Dec. 37/1 Creditphone, a subsidiary of electronics company, Ferranti, will provide public ‘telepoints’ at railway stations, airports, motorway service stations, pubs, banks and high street shops. 1988Daily Tel. 29 July 5/8 The Government's plans will allow up to four operators to provide Telepoint services. 1989Independent 14 Aug. 19/4 Digital cordless telephones which can be used outside, known as ‘telepoint’. 1990Which? Feb. 75/1 These systems have small, personal handsets which can be linked by radio to a network of public ‘telepoints’. |