Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

firecall

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: fire-call
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A call of fire alarm to a fire station.

noun

A request for provision of emergency access to a computer system in order to fix a problem

Example Sentences

"1996 August, Computer Incident Response Guidebook, NAVSO P-5239-19, Department of the Navy Firecall procedures must include provisions for verifying the identity of the person who needs a password or encryption key during an emergency."
"Special procedures and audited “firecall” userids have been established for application, system, and network troubleshooting activities."
"All Privileged IDs should be treated as ‘check out’ or ‘firecall’ IDs."

Etymology

From fire + call.

Inflected Forms

firecalls (plural)

Phrases

on firecall

Questions

What does firecall mean?: A call of fire alarm to a fire station.
Where does firecall come from?: From fire + call.

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