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interexchange

interexchange

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Helps connect calls and data between different phone companies
  • adjective
  • /ˌɪntərɪnˈtʃeɪndʒ/
  • Specialized
translation icon : intercambio
  • The company offers interexchange services that connect calls between different telephone networks.

Examples

  • Competition in the interexchange market has led to lower long-distance call rates.

  • The interexchange protocols improved data flow between networks.

  • New regulations require transparency in interexchange fees charged by telecom carriers.

  • Can you explain the interexchange system used in telecommunications?

  • The company offers interexchange services that connect calls between different telephone networks.

  • New regulations require transparency in interexchange fees charged by telecom carriers.

  • Competition in the interexchange market has led to lower long-distance call rates.

Surface Forms

interexchange positive

Morphology

interexchange = exchange (transparent) = inter + exchange

The word is formed by the productive prefix 'inter-' (between) plus 'exchange'; the sense 'between exchanges' is directly inferable, though it is used in telecom contexts.

Etymology

The word interexchange comes from the parts inter- meaning 'between' and exchange meaning 'to give and take'. So interexchange services are those that move calls or data between different telephone networks.