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	Retired-In-Place (RIP) is a designation that was given by the Bell System to telephone equipment that was no longer functional, but had not yet been removed from its place-of-operation. Usually, a dated sticker was placed on the item to alert employees that the equipment was no longer active, and should not be used.		[[File:RIP sticker.jpg\|thumb\|An orange "RIP" sticker on the museum's Panel Switch indicating that the equipment was retired-in-place.]]
			'''Retired In Place (RIP)''' is a designation that was given by the [[wikipedia:Bell_System\|Bell System]] to telephone equipment that was no longer functional, but had not yet been removed from its place of operation. Usually, a dated sticker was placed on the item to alert employees that the equipment was no longer active, and should not be used. In some cases, such as with the [[CMS:Panel Switch\|Panel switch]] in the [[CMS:Connections Museum\|Seattle Connections Museum]], equipment would be retired in place for many decades before being moved.