telco building
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Definition
- Noun:
- A building housing telecommunications equipment: A "telco building" is a structure specifically designed and used to contain the core infrastructure and equipment for telecommunications services, such as telephone exchanges, data servers, and network switching gear.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- The city's main internet hub is located in a secure telco building downtown.
- After the storm, engineers worked to restore power to the critical telco building.
- The new telco building was constructed with reinforced walls to protect the sensitive equipment inside.
Advanced Usage
- The term is often used in technical, urban planning, and security contexts to denote critical infrastructure.
- It can be synonymous with terms like "telecommunications center" or "switching center," though "telco building" emphasizes the physical structure itself.
Variants and Related Words
- Telecom hotel (noun): A large building or facility designed to house numerous telecommunications and networking equipment racks for different companies. This is a specific type of telco building.
- Central office (noun): A local telephone exchange building, a common type of telco building for traditional landline services.
- Data center (noun): A facility used to house computer systems and associated components. While related, a data center is specifically for computing, whereas a telco building is for broader telecommunications infrastructure (though they often overlap).
Synonyms
- Telecommunications building
- Exchange building
- Switching center
Related Idioms or Phrases
- Critical infrastructure: This phrase is often used to describe the importance of facilities like telco buildings.
- Telco buildings are considered critical infrastructure for national security.
Noun
- a building that houses telecommunications equipment
- the telecom hotels are prime targets for bombing