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AUTOMATIC RESPONSE [2 records]

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Record 1 2003-09-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Telecommunications Transmission
  • Internet and Telematics
  • Facsimile
DEF

Answering in which the called data terminal equipment (DTE) automatically responds to the calling signal.

OBS

The call may be established whether or not the called DTE is attended. In auto-answer mode, a modem attempts to establish a connection whenever the telephone rings. This is an important feature if you are offering a service to which others can subscribe. Auto-answer is also a critical feature for fax modems because it enables you to receive fax documents while you are away. All fax machines are auto-answer.

OBS

automatic answering: term standardized by ISO and CSA International.

Key term(s)
  • automatic response

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transmission (Télécommunications)
  • Internet et télématique
  • Télécopie
DEF

Réponse effectuée automatiquement par l'équipement terminal de traitement de données (ETTD) appelé.

OBS

La communication sera établie que l'ETTD soit ou non surveillé par un opérateur.

OBS

réponse automatique : terme normalisé par l'ISO et la CSA International.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Transmisión (Telecomunicaciones)
  • Internet y telemática
  • Facsímil
DEF

Facilidad por la cual el ETD [equipo terminal de datos] llamado responde automáticamente a la señal de llamada y la comunicación se establece esté o no atendido el ETD llamado.

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Record 2 1996-09-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Racquet Sports
CONT

A good [doubles] team will develop automatic responses and should not be saying "Yours!", except at those rare times when a shot is right on the ... borderline.

OBS

Related phraseology: to do something until it becomes second nature to you, to program oneself, muscular response, to respond automatically; motor-learning expert, motor programming.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports de raquette
DEF

Entraînement qui vise à rendre automatique des gestes tennistiques, tel changement de prise en fonction du coup à jouer.

OBS

Phraséologie connexe : mécaniser, mécanisation, routine, coup devient instinctif à force de répétition.

CONT

[...] une fois engagé dans un match [de tennis], à faire abstraction de la technique grâce à l'acquisition d'automatismes.

Spanish

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