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Ring cadence

Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-004858

The specific pattern of ringing and silence that a telephone produces to indicate an incoming call. This sequence of sounds can vary to distinguish between different types of calls or lines. For example, a standard ring cadence in North America is typically two seconds of ringing followed by four seconds of silence.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-IND-004858
FieldIndustrial and trades
SubjectElectrical engineering
TranslationsGerman: Ruftonmuster; Spanish: cadencia de llamada; French: sonnerie d'appel
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-IND-004858",
  "term": "Ring cadence",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "The specific pattern of ringing and silence that a telephone produces to indicate an incoming call. This sequence of sounds can vary to distinguish between different types of calls or lines. For example, a standard ring cadence in North America is typically two seconds of ringing followed by four seconds of silence.",
  "subject": "Electrical engineering",
  "translations": {
    "de": "Ruftonmuster",
    "es": "cadencia de llamada",
    "fr": "sonnerie d'appel"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/ring-cadence/"
}

Record 5,261 of 7,291 in Industrial and trades terminology (MLC-0113). Request the full dataset.