call delay

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.
  2. The time between the instant a system receives a call attempt and the instant of initiation of ringing at the target device.

Word forms

call delay call delays
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