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call delay

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.37 in modern English

Syllables
cal-l de-lay
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The delay that occurs when a call arrives at an automatic switching device and no channel or facility is immediately available to process the call.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The time between the instant a system receives a call attempt and the instant of initiation of ringing at the target device.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

call delays (plural)

Questions

What does call delay mean?
The delay that occurs when a call arrives at an automatic switching device and no channel or facility is immediately available to process the call.

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