On-hook

When the handset is left on the cradle, and speaker is off.

party

A person who places or answers a call.

personal list

One of the four types of Abbreviated Dialing lists; programmable by the system manager or by you, the user. Contains phone numbers of your choice, and stores each of them as a single-digit list item.

personal list item

One of the 10 available slots on an Abbreviated Dialing personal list. The first nine personal list items are given digits 1 to 9, with 0 for the tenth item.

pickup group

A group of telephone users who can answer calls for each other through the Call Pickup feature. Group members are determined by the system manager and are usually located in the same work area or perform similar job functions.

priority call

An important or urgent call that sends a special 3-burst ring.

program/reprogram

To use your dial pad to assign a phone number to a personal list item or an AD xxxxx button for Abbreviated Dialing.

retrieve

To collect phone messages with the Message or Voice Message Retrieval features. (Also, with Call Park, to resume a call from an extension other than the one where the call was first placed or received.)

ringer

The device that produces the electronic ringing sound in your telephone.

stored number

A phone number that has been programmed and stored as a 1-, 2-, or 3-digit list item for use with Abbreviated Dialing. It can be a complete or partial phone number, an extension number, or a trunk or feature code. Once programmed, a number can be accessed by first dialing the list, then the list item digit(s) under which it is stored; if the number is stored on an AD xxxxx button, the number can be accessed by simply pressing that button.

switch

The device that makes connections for all voice and data calls for a network, and also contains software for features. Also known as a system, switching system, or ECS (Enterprise Communications Server).

system list

One of the four types of Abbreviated Dialing lists; programmable only by the system manager. Contains phone numbers helpful to all system users, and stores each of those numbers as a 2-digit list item.

system manager

The person responsible for specifying and managing the operation of features for all the voice and data equipment in your network.

trunk

A telecommunications channel between your switch and the local or long distance calling network. Trunks of the same kind connecting to the same end points are assigned to the same trunk group.

trunk code

A dial code of 1, 2, or 3 digits that you dial to access a trunk group to place an outside call.

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