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group list One of the 4 types of Abbreviated Dialing lists; programmable only by
the System Manager. Contains telephone numbers useful to members of a specific
group, and stores each of those numbers as a 2-digit list item.
handset The handheld part of the voice terminal which you pick up, talk into, and
listen from. Also known as the receiver.
party A person who places or answers a call.
personal list One of the 4 types of Abbreviated Dialing lists; programmable by the
System Manager or by you, the user. Contains telephone numbers of your choice,
and stores each of them as a single-digit list item.
personal list item One of the 10 available slots on an Abbreviated Dialing
personal list. The first nine personal list items are given digits 1 to 9, with 0 for the
tenth item.
pickup group A group of up to 25 voice terminal users who can answer calls for
each other through the Call Pickup feature. Group members are determined by the
System Manager and are usually located in the same work area or perform similar
job functions.
priority call An important or urgent call which sends a special 3-burst ring.
program/reprogram To use your dial pad to assign a telephone number to an AD
entry on your Feature Directory or to a personal list item for Abbreviated Dialing.
public network The communications system that can be accessed by all telephone
customers for local or long distance calling.
retrieve To collect telephone messages with the Message or Voice Message
Retrieval features. (Also, with Call Park, to resume a call from an extension other
than the one where the call was first placed or received.)
ringer The device that produces the electronic ringing sound in your voice terminal.
stored number A telephone number which has been programmed and stored as a
1-, 2-, or 3-digit list item for use with Abbreviated Dialing. It can be a complete or
partial telephone number, an extension number, or a feature or trunk code. Once
programmed, a number can be accessed by first dialing the list, then the list item
digit(s) under which it is stored. (Alternatively, if Abbreviated Dialing is on your
Feature Directory, a number can be accessed by simply pressing [
Feature
], then
dialing the appropriate entry number.)
switch The device that makes connections for all voice and data calls for a
network, and which contains software for features. Also known as a system,
switching system, or PBX (private branch exchange). Your switch is either an
AT&T DEFINITY Communications System Generic 1, Generic 3 or System 75.
System 75 The AT&T switch to which you may be connected. (Your voice
terminal may be connected to DEFINITY Communications System Generic 1 or
Generic 3 instead.) System 75, DEFINITY Generic 1, and Generic 3 are
communications systems which transmit and receive voice and data signals for all
communications equipment in your network.
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