autodiallingautodialingn.
/ˌɔːtə(ʊ)ˈdʌɪəlɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌɔdəˈdaɪlɪŋ/, /ˌɔdoʊˈdaɪlɪŋ/, /ˌɑdəˈdaɪlɪŋ/, /ˌɑdoʊˈdaɪlɪŋ/ Telecommunications and Computing.
The action or process of dialling telephone numbers automatically; a facility for doing this, spec. one in a modem or computer for automatically establishing a data connection; = autodial n. 2. Frequently attributive.
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society > communication > telecommunication > telegraphy or telephony > telephony > [noun] > use of specific equipment
autodialling1935
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1935 Times 13 Feb. 19/4 Hall Telephone Accessories... The G.P.O. has begun installing the company's pre-selector auto-dialling instruments.
1969 Brit. Patent 1,148,135 1/1 The dialling function is carried out automatically, it being only necessary to provide an electrical signal such as the output..from any apparatus connected to the auto-dialling unit.
1978 Computer Communications 1 229/1 It consists of a single PCB and provides all viewdata functions including auto-dialling and terminal identification.
1998 P. R. Canter in D. Weisburd & T. McEwen Crime Mapping & Crime Prevention 168 Police analysts were interested in using an auto-dialing system to contact and alert households in this community about the burglary problem.
2005 S. Pankaj Hacking iv. 83 If an auto-dialling facility is important to you, check that your software is configurable to your choice of auto-dial modem.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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