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<p>the "online" high-stress meeting.</p>

<p><big>History</big></p>
<p>During the 19th century, the term on line was commonly used in both the <a href="page.php?w=Rail_transport">railroad</a> and <a href="page.php?w=Telegraphy">telegraph</a> industries. For railroads, a <a href="page.php?w=Signalling_control">signal box</a> would send messages down the line (track), via a telegraph line (cable), indicating the track's status: Train on line or Line clear. <a href="page.php?w=Lineworker">Telegraph linemen</a> would refer to sending current through a line as</p><p>
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