uniselector

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noun

A type of stepping switch able to select on only one axis, formerly widely used in telephone exchanges.

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Meanings

noununiselector (plural uniselectors)

plural uniselectors

  1. A type of stepping switch able to select on only one axis, formerly widely used in telephone exchanges.

    Relays and uniselectors of types installed in many telephone exchanges are used in the selective ringing dial system.

    1952 January, “Traffic Control at Burntisland, Scottish Region”, in Railway Magazine, page 53

Origin

From uni- + selector.

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APA

uniselector. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uniselector

MLA

“uniselector.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uniselector. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “uniselector,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uniselector.

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