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personal list item One of the slots on an Abbreviated Dialing personal list.
pickup group A group of telephone 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 and
does not redirect to coverage or forward to designated alternative number.
program/reprogram To use your dial pad to assign a telephone number to a
personal list item for Abbreviated Dialing. Programming is activated by dialing an
access code.
retrieve To collect telephone messages using your local retrieval methods. (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-, 3-, or 4-digit list item for use with Abbreviated Dialing. It can be a complete
or partial telephone number, an extension number, or a trunk or feature code. Once
programmed, a number can be accessed by first dialing the list, then the list item
digit(s) under which it is stored. If the number is stored on an
AD xxxxx button, the
number can be accessed by simply pressing that button.
switch The device which makes connections for all voice and data calls for a
network, and also contains software for features. Also known as a system, switching
system, or PBX (private branch exchange). Your switch is an AT&T DEFINITY
Communications System Generic 2 or an AT&T System 85.
System 85 The AT&T switch to which you may be connected. It transmits and
receives voice and data signals for all communications equipment in your network.
(See DEFINITY Communications System Generic 2.)
system list One of the 3 types of Abbreviated Dialing lists; programmable only by
the System Manager. Contains telephone numbers helpful to all system users.
System Manager The person responsible for specifying and managing the
operation of features for all the voice and data equipment in your network.
trunk A telecommunications channel between your switch and the local or
long-distance calling network or to another switch. Trunks of the same kind
connecting to the same endpoints are assigned to the same trunk group.
trunk code A dial code of up to 4 digits you dial to access a trunk group to place an
outside call.
voice terminal A telephone equipped with an array of specially designed features
(for example, administrable buttons) and functional capabilities that distinguish it
from a conventional telephone.
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