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Definition of Call waiting
1. Noun. A way of letting you know that someone else is calling when you are using your telephone.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Call Waiting
Literary usage of Call waiting
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Consumer Action Handbook: 2001 edited by Barry Leonard, Ann Brown (2000)
"An increasing number of companies sell optional services such as voice mail, call
waiting, caller ID, paging, and wireless service. ..."
2. Global Competitiveness of U.S. Advanced-Technology Industries: Cellular ... (1994)
"... call features such as call waiting, call 25 US industry representatives,
telephone interviews with USITC staff, Washington, DC, July 27 and Aug. ..."
3. The Gospel in All Lands by Missionary Society, Methodist Episcopal Church (1903)
"... some among those just converted, filled with joy, willing just at this moment
to obey God's call, waiting only for a word of encouragement, ..."
4. Adaag Manual: A Guide to the Americans With Disabilities Act Accessibility edited by Evan Terry, Evan Terry Associates (1998)
"ASCII, while faster than Baudot, provides more capability than necessary for TTYs
and is susceptible to interruptions such as call waiting, transfers, ..."
5. My Life in Prison by Donald Lowrie (1912)
"For years and years they had remained awake on the night of December 31, waiting
for the midnight call ; waiting with wash basins, ..."
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