call forwarding

A telephone service that enables a customer to redirect incoming phone calls to another number.

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call′ for′warding

a telephone service that allows a customer to have calls automatically rerouted to another designated number.

[1990–95]

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Noun

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

telephony, telephone - transmitting speech at a distance

Translations

call forwarding

n (Telec) → Anrufweiterschaltung f

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