In civilian telecommunications, outside plant refers to all of the physical cabling and supporting infrastructure (such as conduit, cabinets, tower or poles), and any associated hardware (such as repeaters) located between a demarcation point in a switching facility and a demarcation point in another switching center or customer premises.
Summary: A Hezbollah suspect allegedly involved in the attempted assassination of MP Boutros Harb last year failed once again to appear in court Friday and faces the possibility of a trial in absentia.
Absence â Meaning and Usage. Absence is a noun. The meaning of absence can slightly differ according to different contexts. It can refer to. The non-existence or lack of. The absence of a theater is greatly felt. Her total absence of facial expressions was scary. In the absence of a guest house, the guests found accommodation in a nearby farmhouse.