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pole definition - telecom
  1. A long, slender, tapering shaft of wood, metal, or concrete with a round cross-section that is planted in the ground and stands vertically, and to which cables, antennas, transformers, and other devices can be secured for support of applications including telecommunications and television transmission, and electrical power distribution and transmission.
  2. Either of two points at which opposing or differentiated forces are concentrated, such as the ends of a magnet or the terminals of a battery, motor, or dynamo.

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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