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demon dialing

demon dialing noun: the use of a computer to dial a number repeatedly (usually to a crowded modem pool) in an attempt to gain access immediately after another user has hung up.

Noun

demon dialing (uncountable)

  1. The use of a computer to dial a number repeatedly (usually to a crowded modem pool) in an attempt to gain access immediately after another user has hung up.

Origin of demon dialing

From the Demon Dialer product from Zoom Telephonics, Inc., a telephone device produced in the 1980s which repeatedly dialed busy telephone numbers under control of an extension phone.

Questions about demon dialing

What does demon dialing mean?
Demon dialing means the use of a computer to dial a number repeatedly (usually to a crowded modem pool) in an attempt to gain access immediately after another user has hung up.
What part of speech is demon dialing?
Demon dialing is a noun.

Words near demon dialing in the dictionary

  1. demomaking
  2. demon
  3. demon catshark
  4. demon catsharks
  5. demon core
  6. demon dialing
  7. demon duck of doom
  8. demon ducks of doom
  9. demon face syndrome
  10. demon hunter
  11. demon hunters

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