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call delays

call delays is the plural of call delay.

Meaning of call delay

Noun

call delay (countable and uncountable, plural call delays)

  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.

Questions about call delays

What is call delays the plural of?
Call delays is the plural of call delay.

Words near call delays in the dictionary

  1. call centres
  2. call collect
  3. call date
  4. call dates
  5. call delay
  6. call delays
  7. call down
  8. call drink
  9. call drinks
  10. call for
  11. call for help

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