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pneumatic tube system
pneumatic tube systemA system for sending small items or papers from one location to another in a building. The item to be sent is placed in a small cylinder that fits snugly in a tube that connects the two locations. Then, the cylinder moves rapidly through the tube to its destination as a result of a force provided by air pressure or a vacuum.pneumatic tube system
pneumatic tube system Hospital architecture A system for transporting specimens and drugs in a hospital, which ↓ bottlenecks of inefficiency that occur with conventional–human transport by whooshing tubes of stuff and paperwork between patients and stationsAcronymsSeePTS |