busy lamp field

busy lamp field definition - telecom
A modular component of a special telephone set typically used by the receptionist or operator of a key telephone system (KTS), a busy lamp field is an array of line status lamps. A busy lamp field allows the operator to view the status, e.g., busy or available, of the stations.

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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