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hot line or hot·line (htln)
n.
1. A direct and immediate telephone linkup, especially between heads of government, as for use in a crisis.
2. A telephone line that gives quick and direct access to a source of information or help: "This 24-hour hot line has . . . volunteers on duty to talk to callers about personal problems" (New York).

hotline [ˈhɒtˌlaɪn]
n
1. (Electronics & Computer Science / Telecommunications) a direct telephone, teletype, or other communications link between heads of government, for emergency use
2. (Electronics & Computer Science / Telecommunications) any such direct line kept for urgent use
Translations
hotline [ˈhɒtlaɪn] n
(= advice line) → hotline f
(between heads of government)téléphone m rouge
hot link nlien m hypertexte


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And the 24-hour, independent fraud hotline set up last week by Los Angeles City Controller Laura Chick deserves credit for being an important part of the effort to make government work better and be more accountable.
This hotline service was established 15 years ago and has logged almost 100,000 calls, but relatively few of them (less than 5 percent) are from dental professionals--assistants and hygienists call more than dentists.
The name of the Chemical Equipment Hotline has changed to Chemical Biological Radiological Nuclear (CBRN) Hotline to better reflect the different kinds of equipment questions it will help answer.
 
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