GLOSSARY

ALPH APAGE CONNECTION

Connection to the Alphapage message service.

BROK ER CALL

A function which allows you to hold two conversations at once, switching from one to the other.

CALL TRANSFER

A facility which allows you to transfer a call to another user within your company.

CONFERENCE

This facility allows you to switch from talking to two callers alternately, to talking with both at once.

DECT

A European standard: Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunication. DECT terminal: a cordless phone (Alcatel Mobile 100/200 or similar) which meets this standard.

DTMF DIALLING

During a call, you may need to send DTMF codes, also called multifrequency codes. These are needed, for example, when using a bank service, an automatic attendant, or a remote-operated answering machine. Numbers you dial are transmitted on the outside line in the form of audible frequencies.

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