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Ringdown

Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-004865

A signaling method in telephony where a continuous or pulsed alternating current (AC) signal is sent over a telephone line to alert the receiving party. This signal causes the telephone bell to ring, indicating an incoming call. It is commonly used in older telephone systems and for dedicated private line circuits.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-IND-004865
FieldIndustrial and trades
SubjectElectrical engineering
TranslationsGerman: Ringdown; Spanish: ringdown; French: signal de sonnerie
Record as JSON 
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  "definition": "A signaling method in telephony where a continuous or pulsed alternating current (AC) signal is sent over a telephone line to alert the receiving party. This signal causes the telephone bell to ring, indicating an incoming call. It is commonly used in older telephone systems and for dedicated private line circuits.",
  "subject": "Electrical engineering",
  "translations": {
    "de": "Ringdown",
    "es": "ringdown",
    "fr": "signal de sonnerie"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/ringdown/"
}

Record 5,281 of 7,311 in Industrial and trades terminology (MLC-0113). Request the full dataset.