telephony

Definitions of telephony
  1. noun
    transmitting speech at a distance
    synonyms: telephone
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    voice mail, voicemail
    a computerized system for answering and routing telephone calls; telephone messages can be recorded and stored and relayed
    call, phone call, telephone call
    a telephone connection
    call forwarding
    lets you transfer your incoming calls to any telephone that you can dial direct
    call waiting
    a way of letting you know that someone else is calling when you are using your telephone
    call-back
    a return call
    collect call
    a telephone call that the receiving party is asked to pay for
    call-in
    a telephone call to a radio station or a television station in which the caller participates in the on-going program
    crank call
    a hostile telephone call (from a crank)
    local call
    a telephone call made within a local calling area
    long distance, long-distance call, trunk call
    a telephone call made outside the local calling area
    conference call
    a telephone call in which more than two people participate
    wake-up call
    a telephone call that you request be made a specific time in order to wake you up at that time (especially in hotels)
    type of:
    telecom, telecommunication
    (often plural) systems used in transmitting messages over a distance electronically
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