tail circuit

tail circuit definition - telecom
A circuit at the tail end, rather than the headend of a fantail circuit or multi-drop circuit, more formally known as a point-to-multipoint circuit.The tail circuits connect to the main circuit through a simple bridge. See also bridge, drop, fantail circuit, headend, point-to-multipoint circuit, and WAN.

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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