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cordless telephone

[′kȯrd·ləs ′tel·ə‚fōn]
(communications)
A telephone whose receiver and base are equipped with small antennas and are linked by low-power radio.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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