The word Strowger when used alone, has several possible meanings in the English language.

The term "Strowger", when used by itself can refer to:

1. Automatic telephone exchange equipment manufactured by the Strowger Automatic Telephone Exchange Company
2. Electromechanical or Step by Step (SxS) Automatic telephone exchange equipment using the principles initially suggested by Almon (Brown) Strowger.

"Strowger" is also a part of the name of:

1. Almon (Brown) Strowger, whose patents of 1891 were used for the first commercial installation of an automatic telephone exchange in 1892.
2. A BRT Locomotive named Almon B Strowger after the inventor of the automatic telephone exchange.