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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 Usually, a dated sticker was placed on the item to alert employees that the equipment was no longer active, and should not be used. In some cases, such as with the Panel switch in the Seattle Connections Museum, equipment would be retired in place for many decades before being moved.

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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 Usually, a dated sticker was placed on the item to alert employees that the equipment was no longer active, and should not be used.		'''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 Usually, a dated sticker was placed on the item to alert employees that the equipment was no longer active, and should not be used.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.