a telephone is | |
| in its cradle, depressing the switchhook |
| button. |
outside call | call between a System 25 telephone and a |
| telephone not connected to System 25. |
| Outside calls are made over Central Office |
| or other trunks and are signalled by two |
| short rings. |
outside line | a trunk (line) to the Central Office or other |
| system. Outside lines may be accessed by |
| dialing an access code. |
PDC | (Personal Dial Code) extension number that |
| is assigned to an individual, and is normally |
| associated with the telephone at the |
| individual’s desk. |
paging | feature that allows you to access paging |
| equipment from System 25 telephones. |
park | feature like hold except that it allows you to |
| answer the call from any telephone. |
pickup | feature that allows you to answer a call that |
| is ringing at another telephone. |
program | ability to store a telephone number or |
| account code so you can access it by dialing |
| a code. |
queueing tone | five short tones indicating that your request |
| for callback has been confirmed. |
recall | button on some telephones that may be |
| pressed instead of the switchhook. |
ringback tone | repeating on/off tone indicating that the |
| number you dialed is ringing. |
special ringback | one long tone followed by one short, dull |
tone | tone indicating that the person you dialed is |
| busy and has Call Waiting. |
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