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A ringtone is the sound made by a telephone to indicate an incoming telephone call. Originally referring to the sound of electromechanical striking of bells or gongs, the term refers to any sound by any device alerting of an incoming call.
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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ringtone | is a | sound made by a telephone to indicate an incoming telephone call | 0.90 | text |
| dial tone | instance of | Large central offices used motor-driven generator sets for both ringing and other signals | 0.80 | text |
| busy signals | instance of | Large central offices used motor-driven generator sets for both ringing and other signals | 0.80 | text |
| WebTV | instance of | which was previously used in products | 0.80 | text |
| MIDI | instance of | The first polyphonic ring tones used sequenced recording methods | 0.80 | text |
| MP3 or AAC | instance of | typically in a common format | 0.80 | text |
| AAC | instance of | and other common audio formats | 0.80 | text |
| Ogg Vorbis | instance of | and other common audio formats | 0.80 | text |
| FLAC | instance of | and other common audio formats | 0.80 | text |
| and MIDI are often supported as well | instance of | and other common audio formats | 0.80 | text |
| the Kyocera 6035 | instance of | This is the format used to load ringtones on PDA phones | 0.80 | text |
| the Handspring Treo.PMD | instance of | This is the format used to load ringtones on PDA phones | 0.80 | text |
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