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dry definition - telecom
Referring to a current-carrying conductor or circuit that is not electrified or that carries current of such low voltage that it will not arc. Dry is a reference to the inability of the conductor or circuit to produce any result. See also circuit, conductor, current, dry copper pair, and voltage.

Webster's New World Telecom Dictionary Copyright © 2008 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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