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Dial tone

A dial tone (dialling tone in the UK) is a telephony signal sent by a telephone exchange or private branch exchange (PBX) to a terminating device, such as a telephone, when an off-hook condition is detected. It indicates that the exchange is working and is ready to initiate a telephone call. The tone stops when the first dialed digit is recognized. If no…

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Dial tone

Nodes48
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Triples25
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.041667
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related to history · 9
Dial tone → August Kruckow, Each, Early, Germany, Hildesheim, Invented, Modern, The, When
related to Second dial tone · 7
Dial tone → In, It, PBXs, Private, PSTN, The, This
related to Soft dial tones · 3
Dial tone → ANAC, It, Other
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Dial tone → dial tone, rapidly interrupted tone used to indicate special service conditions
related to Secondary dial tone · 1
Dial tone → Secondary
related to Stutter dial tone · 1
Dial tone → It

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Dial toneis arapidly interrupted tone used to indicate special service conditions0.90text
motorinstance ofdial tones were usually generated by electromechanical devices0.80text
ringback or ANAC may also be accessed by technicians in order to facilitate installation or activationinstance ofOther functions0.80text
Dial tonerelated to historyEarly0.60section
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Dial tonerelated to historyEach0.60section
Dial tonerelated to historyModern0.60section
Dial tonerelated to historyInvented0.60section
Dial tonerelated to historyAugust Kruckow0.60section
Dial tonerelated to historyHildesheim0.60section

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