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Technology evolves at a rapid-fire pace. That’s why we’ve built an easy-to-use glossary to help you better understand the terms, technologies and trends that impact your business.

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Measurement of wire diameter—the lower the AWG number, the larger the wire diameter. For copper phone-line wiring, common sizes in use are 22, 24 or 26 AWG.

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