call-waiting signal

  • 1Call waiting — (or catch phone in Japan), in telephony, is a feature on some telephone networks. If a calling party places a call to a called party which is otherwise engaged, and the called party has the call waiting feature enabled, the called party is able… …

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  • 2call waiting — N UNCOUNT: oft N n Call waiting is a telephone service that sends you a signal if another call arrives while you are already on the phone. ICM is an internationally patented call waiting service suited to the domestic market …

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  • 3call-waiting ring — signal on the telephone line indicating a second caller on line …

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  • 4call waiting — /kɔl ˈweɪtɪŋ/ (say kawl wayting) noun a telephone service that lets the user know when someone is trying to get through to them while they are already on the line, usually by a beeping signal …

  • 5Call Forwarding — Als Vermittlungstechnische Leistungsmerkmale (engl.: supplementary services), oder auch kurz Dienstmerkmale genannt, bezeichnet man bei einem öffentlichen Telekommunikationsnetz zusätzlich durch das Netz zur Verfügung gestellte teilnehmerbezogene …

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  • 6Call-progress tone — In telephony, call progress tones are audible tones sent from the PSTN or a PBX to calling parties to indicate the status of phone calls. Equipment such as fax machines and modems are designed to recognise dial tones and busy tones.The ITU T… …

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  • 7Call — Call, n. 1. The act of calling; usually with the voice, but often otherwise, as by signs, the sound of some instrument, or by writing; a summons; an entreaty; an invitation; as, a call for help; the bugle s call. Call of the trumpet. Shak. [1913… …

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  • 8Call bird — Call Call, n. 1. The act of calling; usually with the voice, but often otherwise, as by signs, the sound of some instrument, or by writing; a summons; an entreaty; an invitation; as, a call for help; the bugle s call. Call of the trumpet. Shak.… …

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  • 9Call boy — Call Call, n. 1. The act of calling; usually with the voice, but often otherwise, as by signs, the sound of some instrument, or by writing; a summons; an entreaty; an invitation; as, a call for help; the bugle s call. Call of the trumpet. Shak.… …

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  • 10Call note — Call Call, n. 1. The act of calling; usually with the voice, but often otherwise, as by signs, the sound of some instrument, or by writing; a summons; an entreaty; an invitation; as, a call for help; the bugle s call. Call of the trumpet. Shak.… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English