uniselector

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

uni- +‎ selector

Noun[edit]

uniselector (plural uniselectors)

  1. A type of stepping switch able to select on only one axis, formerly widely used in telephone exchanges.
    • 1952 January, “Traffic Control at Burntisland, Scottish Region”, in Railway Magazine, page 53:
      Relays and uniselectors of types installed in many telephone exchanges are used in the selective ringing dial system.