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In a Communications Network , a drop is the portion of a device directly connected to the internal station facilities, such as toward a Telephone Switchboard , toward a Switching Center , or toward a Telephone Exchange . A drop can also be a wire or Cable from a pole or cable terminus to a building.

To drop is to delete, intentionally or unintentionally, or to lose part of a Signal , such as dropping Bit s from a Bit Stream .


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