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Old 29-Apr-2007, 07:33
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An ASRB board can provide upto 32 voice service ports.
An ASRB board can provide a maximum of 32 voice service ports.

can upto be replaced with maximum?
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Up to is two words, and it can be replaced by maximum. They both mean no more than or to the limit of, but up to also means as many as.

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