Plain Old Telephone System or POTS. The standard analog-signal telephone service is employed by homes and businesses. Signals are transmitted over copper wiring, as opposed to non-POTS service that is typically transmitted across digital connections. See PSTN.
Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
POTS (abbreviation)plain old telephone system; plain old telephone service
POTS (Wikipedia)
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POTS or Pots may also refer to:
- Plain old telephone service, basic wireline telecommunication connection
- POTS codec, a digital audio device
- DSL filter, also known as a POTS filter
- Packet-Optical Transport System, a means of optical transport for 100 Gigabit Ethernet that is agnostic and converged with respect to lower layers
- Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome, a medical condition
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