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.
Absentia is Latin for absence. In absentia, a legal term, is Latin for in the absence or while absent. (In) absentia may also refer to: Award in absentia. Declared death in absentia. Election in absentia.
absentee - one that is absent or not in residence. traveler, traveller - a person who changes location. AWOL - one who is away or absent without leave. defaulter - someone who fails to make a required appearance in court. exile, expat, expatriate - a person who is voluntarily absent from home or country; American expatriates. hooky player, truant - one who is absent from school without permission.