{"id":5586,"date":"2011-07-22T03:28:13","date_gmt":"2011-07-22T03:28:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/private-branch-exchange\/"},"modified":"2023-10-26T12:49:04","modified_gmt":"2023-10-26T12:49:04","slug":"private-branch-exchange","status":"publish","type":"definition","link":"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/8807\/private-branch-exchange","title":{"rendered":"Private Branch Exchange"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span id=\"what_does_private_branch_exchange_mean\">What Does Private Branch Exchange Mean?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>A private branch exchange (PBX) is a private telephone network used within an enterprise. It is a business-oriented phone system designed to supply efficient voice communications between the users of an organization. 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