telephony

Definitions of telephony

1. noun

   transmitting speech at a distance
   synonyms: telephone

   types:

   voice mail, voicemail

   a computerized system for answering and routing telephone calls; telephone messages can be recorded and stored and relayed

   call, phone call, telephone call

   a telephone connection

   call forwarding

   lets you transfer your incoming calls to any telephone that you can dial direct

   call waiting

   a way of letting you know that someone else is calling when you are using your telephone

   call-back

   a return call

   collect call

   a telephone call that the receiving party is asked to pay for

   call-in

   a telephone call to a radio station or a television station in which the caller participates in the on-going program

   crank call

   a hostile telephone call (from a crank)

   local call

   a telephone call made within a local calling area

   long distance, long-distance call, trunk call

   a telephone call made outside the local calling area

   conference call

   a telephone call in which more than two people participate

   wake-up call

   a telephone call that you request be made a specific time in order to wake you up at that time (especially in hotels)

   type of:

   telecom, telecommunication

   (often plural) systems used in transmitting messages over a distance electronically