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ringback

ringback noun: the sound transmitted back to a caller to indicate that the telephone they are calling is ringing.

Noun

ringback (uncountable)

  1. The sound transmitted back to a caller to indicate that the telephone they are calling is ringing.
  2. A telephone feature allowing a person to receive an automatic call back when a busy line becomes free.
    • 'But you've been engaged an awfully long time: I had to use ringback in the end and that's expensive, but this is important so never mind.'2013, Mark Roberts, The Sixth Soul

Origin of ringback

Deverbal from ring back.

Questions about ringback

What does ringback mean?
Ringback means the sound transmitted back to a caller to indicate that the telephone they are calling is ringing.
What part of speech is ringback?
Ringback is a noun.

Words near ringback in the dictionary

  1. ringable
  2. ringalevio
  3. ringaling
  4. Ringarooma
  5. Ringatu
  6. ringback
  7. ringbang
  8. ringbark
  9. ringbarked
  10. ringbarker
  11. ringbarkers

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