loop current

loop current definition - telecom
Referring to the electrical current provided by a common battery and powering the electrical loop in telecommunications applications. The term typically is used in the context of a local loop, and the current typically is 48 volts (V) direct current (DC). See also battery, common battery, DC, local loop, power, and V.

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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