DROP

1. In a communications network , the portion of a device directly connected to the internal station facilities, such as toward a switchboard or toward a switching center . ( 188 ) 2. The central office side of test jacks. ( 188 ) 3. A wire or cable from a pole or cable terminus to a building. ( 188 ) 4. To delete, intentionally or unintentionally, or to lose part of a signal , such as dropping bits from a bit stream. ( 188 )