- receiver off-hook
- n TELECOM nicht aufgelegter Hörer m
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receiver off-hook
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Off-hook tone — The off hook tone (also receiver off hook tone or off hook warning) is a telephony signal used to alert a user that the telephone has been left off hook for an extended period, effectively disabling the telephone line. See permanent signal.… … Wikipedia
Off-hook — In telephony, the term off hook has the following meanings: The condition that exists when a telephone or other user instrument is in use, i.e., during dialing or communicating. Note: off hook originally referred to the condition that prevailed… … Wikipedia
off-hook — 1. In telephone operations, the condition existing when the receiver or handset is removed from its switch. 2. One of the two possible signaling states such as tone or no tone, ground connection or battery connection. 3. The active state … IT glossary of terms, acronyms and abbreviations
Hook flash — (sometimes labeled flash ) is a button on a telephone that simulates quickly hanging up then picking up again (a quick off hook/on hook/off hook cycle). This action can signal the telephone exchange to do something. A common use of hook flash is… … Wikipedia
hook — [[t]h ʊk[/t]] ♦♦♦ hooks, hooking, hooked 1) N COUNT A hook is a bent piece of metal or plastic that is used for catching or holding things, or for hanging things up. One of his jackets hung from a hook. ...curtain hooks... He felt a fish pull at… … English dictionary
receiver — noun 1 part of a telephone ADJECTIVE ▪ phone, telephone VERB + RECEIVER ▪ lift, pick up ▪ She took a deep breath and lifted the receiver off its hook … Collocations dictionary
off the hook — ► off the hook 1) informal no longer in trouble. 2) (of a telephone receiver) not on its rest. Main Entry: ↑hook … English terms dictionary
off the hook — adjective freed from danger or blame or obligation I let him off the hook with a mild reprimand • Similar to: ↑safe * * * 1) informal no longer in difficulty or trouble I lied to get him off the hook 2) (of a telephone receiver) not on its rest,… … Useful english dictionary
Hook and lateral — The hook and lateral or hook and ladder is a trick play in American or Canadian football. It starts with the hook, which is where a wide receiver runs a predetermined distance, usually 10 yards down the field, and along the sideline, and hooks in … Wikipedia
hook — hook1 S3 [huk] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(hanging things)¦ 2¦(catching fish)¦ 3 let/get somebody off the hook 4 leave/take the phone off the hook 5 be ringing off the hook 6¦(interest)¦ 7 by hook or by crook 8¦(hitting somebody)¦ 9 h … Dictionary of contemporary English
hook — /hʊk / (say hook) noun 1. a curved or angular piece of metal or other firm substance catching, pulling, or sustaining something. 2. a fishhook. 3. that which catches; a snare; a trap. 4. something curved or bent like a hook, as a mark or symbol,… …
