Telephone Booth

Telephone Booth
A slang term referring to one of the many phone terminals on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange that is used by floor traders to receive orders.

With the advent of technology many floor traders use personal digital assistants (PDAs) to receive orders as well.


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  • Telephone booth — A telephone booth, telephone kiosk, (or telephone box in the British Isles) is a small structure furnished with a payphone and designed for a telephone user s convenience. Such a booth usually has a door to provide privacy and a window to let… …   Wikipedia

  • telephone booth — noun booth for using a telephone (Freq. 2) • Syn: ↑phone booth, ↑call box, ↑telephone box, ↑telephone kiosk • Hypernyms: ↑booth, ↑cubicle, ↑stall, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

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