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AUTOMATIC NUMBER IDENTIFICATION [2 records]

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Record 1 2012-10-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Emergency Management
  • Telephone Exchanges
DEF

An enhanced 911 feature that displays and saves the caller's phone number and that isused to identify the caller.

OBS

automatic number identification; ANI: term, abbreviation and definition standardized by the Canadian Capability-Based Planning Terminology Committee and the Translation Bureau.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion des urgences
  • Centraux téléphoniques
DEF

Fonction du système 911 évolué qui affiche et enregistre le numéro de téléphone de l'appelant et qui permet de l'identifier.

OBS

enregistrement automatique des numéros; EAN : terme, abréviation et définition normalisés par le Comité de terminologie de la planification axée sur les capacités au Canada et le Bureau de la traduction.

Spanish

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Record 2 2012-10-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Telephone Exchanges
DEF

Technology which figures out the number you're calling from, allowing call completion and billing without the need for operator intervention.

OBS

In older telephone systems without analogue switches, an operator might have to come on the line and ask for your phone number after you made a long distance call. ANI eliminated that.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Centraux téléphoniques
DEF

Technologie qui enregistre automatiquement le numéro d'où vous appelez, ce qui permet l'établissement de la communication et la facturation sans l'intervention du téléphoniste.

OBS

Dans le cas des systèmes téléphoniques qui datent et qui ne sont pas dotés de commutateurs analogiques, il se peut que, après un appel interurbain, le téléphoniste doive intervenir pour vous demander votre numéro de téléphone. L'EAN a éliminé cette pratique.

Key term(s)
  • enregistrement automatique des numéros

Spanish

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