telephony

1. Transmitting speech at a distance (synset 106282943)
   associated with:

   • call, call up, phone, ring, telephone - get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone
   • cell phone - call up by using a cellular phone
   • call in - make a phone call
   • dial - operate a dial to select a telephone number
   • hang on, hold on, hold the line - hold the phone line open
   is a type of: telecom, telecommunication - (often plural) systems used in transmitting messages over a distance electronically
   subtypes:

   • voice mail, voicemail - a computerized system for answering and routing telephone calls; telephone messages can be recorded and stored and relayed
   • call, phone call, telephone call - a telephone connection
   • call forwarding - lets you transfer your incoming calls to any telephone that you can dial direct
   • call waiting - a way of letting you know that someone else is calling when you are using your telephone
   same as: telephone

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