message switch

message switch definition - telecom
A device that switches complete messages within a data network. A message switch is a store-and-forward device that receives, stores, and forwards messages.

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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