Glossary GCA70-245
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O
Operator Station Also known as the attendant station, this system
station is programmed to ring when users dial the operator; usually
considered the central message desk of the system although multiple
attendant stations are possible
P
Paging This feature allows station users to dial-up customer provided
loudspeaker paging equipment and page over externally placed loud
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speakers and determines what paging zones, if any, a station can page
over.
Prime Line A line designated to a particular telephone and automati-
cally selected when the handset is lifted.
Privacy Line feature, assigned by the programmer, to allow only one
station to access a line at any time; no other station has access to the
line unless the user makes it available through conferencing.
Programmable Buttons Each telephone or station has buttons that
can be user-programmed for autodialing numbers or feature codes, or
other special purpose dialing requirements.
Pulse/Tone Switching Changing from pulse/rotary dial signals to
tone/DTMF signals.
Q
Queue Method by which a station user waits for an available line by
dialing a code and waiting for the system to call back.
R
Response Messaging Responding non-verbally to a calling station by
pressing a programmed button that sends a message to the calling
station’s display.