pneumatic tube system
Plural
pneumatic tube systems
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a network of tubes that uses compressed air or vacuum to transport small items or documents quickly and securely within a building or facility
- The hospital installed a pneumatic tube system to quickly transport medications and lab samples between departments.
- In the bank, tellers used a pneumatic tube system to send documents and cash securely to the vault.
- The large office building implemented a pneumatic tube system for efficient internal mail delivery across multiple floors.
- The pneumatic tube system at the supermarket allowed cashiers to send large sums of money to a central safe without leaving their registers.
- Before digital communication, many factories relied on pneumatic tube systems to swiftly convey messages and orders across the production floor.