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In telecommunications, the term bypass has these meanings:

1. The use of any telecommunications facilities or services that circumvents those of the local exchange common carrier.

   Note: Bypass facilities or services may be either customer-provided or vendor-supplied.

2. An alternate circuit that is routed around equipment or a system component.

   Note: Bypasses are often used to let system operation continue when the bypassed equipment or a system component is inoperable or unavailable.

References

Federal Standard 1037C and MIL-STD-188