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Glossary
Variable
A named object that can hold a value.
Virtual call center
An approach to enterprise-wide call center management that treats
several geographically dispersed call centers as if they were a single call
center. The virtual call center expands skills-based routing from the
ACD to the network level. See also Skills-based routing.
Voice Response Unit (VRU)
A telecommunications computer, also called an Interactive Voice
Response unit (IVR), that responds to caller entered touch-tone digits.
The VRU responds to caller entered digits in much the same way that a
conventional computer responds to keystrokes or a click of the mouse.
The VRU uses a digitized voice to read menu selections to the caller.
The caller then enters the touch-tone digits that correspond to the desired
menu selection. The caller entered digits can invoke options as varied as
looking up account balances, moving the call within or to another ACD,
or playing a pre-recorded announcement for the caller.
WAN. See Wide Area Network.
WATS. See Wide Area Telecommunications Service.
Web View. See GEOTELWeb View.
Wide Area Network (WAN)
The connection of several computers across a wide area, normally using
telephone lines.
Wide Area Telecommunications Service (WATS)
A special service provided by an interexchange carrier that allows a
customer to use a specific trunk to make calls to specific geographic
zones or to receive calls at a specified number at a discounted price.
Work Not Ready state
A state in which an agent is involved in after-call work and is assumed
not to be ready to accept incoming calls when done.
Work Ready state
A state in which an agent is involved in after-call work and is assumed
to be ready to accept incoming calls when done.
Workspace
The state of a tool at a given time. Some tools let you save your
workspace either automatically when you exit or manually at any time.
For example, when you save workspace, the Script Editor saves the
following information:
State, size, and position of the Script Editor main window.