A company "that is engaged in the provision of telephone exchange service or exchange access" (except for wireless carriers, unless the FCC determines that the wireless carrier is to be included in the definition); that is, any local telephone company.

A medium of exchange.

An intermediary used in trade to avoid the inconveniences of a pure barter system, such as money.

(banking) A document demanding payment from another party, especially used in international trade.

(medicine) Physical examination.

(medicine) The examination of the patient's body with the use of such methods as inspection, palpation, percussion and auscultation.

(Internet) A scheme of reciprocal linking whereby two or more websites link to one another to increase traffic.

Usually said in a situation when the rule is incorrect and unusable.

Short for final examination.

A test given at the end of a period of coursework to determine whether the student has adequately learned the material covered in that period.