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<p>A <b>marker</b> is a type of special purpose control system that was used in electromechanical telephone <a href="page.php?w=telephone_exchange">central office</a> switches. Switches employing markers belong to a class of switches known as "<a href="page.php?w=common_control">common control</a>", as the purpose of a marker is to control the closure of contacts in the switching fabric that connect a circuit between the calling party and the called party. This is in contrast to "direct control" switches, where the switching elements were controlled</p><p>
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