| JOHNSON COUNTY IAGenWeb Project |
Telephone Language 101
| Term | Explanation |
| Exchange | Office |
| Intercept | |
| OSS | |
| Plant | Refers to the department that handled construction, repair & installation. |
| Relief | Work break |
| Temporaries | Workers hired for a temporary term |
| Traffic | Another name for the department that the operators worked in |
| Tribs | Tributaries - smaller outlying towns |
| Trick | Scheduled shift |