| 单词 | conference call |
| 释义 | > as lemmasconference call b. attributive in Telephony. Pertaining to or designating a service or facility which enables three or more persons on separate lines to hold a joint conversation or conference by telephone, esp. as conference call. ΘΚΠ society > communication > telecommunication > conferencing > [adjective] conference1934 society > communication > telecommunication > conferencing > [noun] > conference call conference call1965 1934 Electr. Communication XII. 146/1 The British Post Office has introduced telephone (trunk) conference service... As many as six subscribers may be connected to these circuits at one time. 1939 Sun (Baltimore) 19 Jan. 11 Unite the members of your family by conference telephone service... Call ‘conference operator’. 1940 Chambers's Techn. Dict. 189/2 Conference system, a telephone system used for conference between groups of persons at a distance; high-grade microphones and radiating receivers are employed. 1965 Punch 23 June 912/1 With a long-distance Conference Call you can talk to friends or relatives in as many as three or four cities at the same time. Just ask for Conference Operator. 1970 N.Y. Times 19 Nov. 47 Tuesday a bunch of us neighbors found ourselves being notified to stand by to come in for a conference call initiated by the White House. 1986 Financial Times 1 Dec. (World Telecom. Survey Suppl.) p. x/6 Modern digital PABXs provide advanced facilities such as ‘follow-me’ and conference calls to the users within a single site. < as lemmas |
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