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demon dialing

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.02 in modern English

Syllables
de-mon -di-al-ing
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The use of a computer to dial a number repeatedly (usually to a crowded modem pool) in an attempt to gain access immediately after another user has hung up.

Uncountable

Etymology

From the Demon Dialer product from Zoom Telephonics, Inc., a telephone device produced in the 1980s which repeatedly dialed busy telephone numbers under control of an extension phone.

Usage

Phrases

war-dial

Frequently Paired Words

war-dial

Questions

What does demon dialing mean?
The use of a computer to dial a number repeatedly (usually to a crowded modem pool) in an attempt to gain access immediately after another user has hung up.
Where does demon dialing come from?
From the Demon Dialer product from Zoom Telephonics, Inc., a telephone device produced in the 1980s which repeatedly dialed busy telephone numbers under control of an extension phone.

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