Store-and-forward switching center
In
telecommunication, a
store-and-forward switching center is a
message switching center in which a message is accepted from the originating user,
i.e., sender, when it is offered, held in a physical
storage, and forwarded to the
destination user,
i.e., receiver, in accordance with the priority placed upon the message by the originating user and the
availability of an outgoing
channel.
Source: from Federal Standard 1037C and from MIL-STD-188