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native definition - telecom
  1. Pertaining to something in its original, natural form. As examples, voice and video are analog in their native forms, whereas computer-to-computer communications are digital.
  2. Referring to program code or an application written for a specific operating environment, such as an operating system (e.g., DOS or UNIX) or processor.

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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