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BUSY SIGNAL [8 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-06-07
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Telephone Services
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- busy tone
1, record 1, English, busy%20tone
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An audible signal given to a calling party indicating that the required circuit is busy. 2, record 1, English, - busy%20tone
Record 1, Key term(s)
- busy signal
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Services téléphoniques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- tonalité d'occupation
1, record 1, French, tonalit%C3%A9%20d%27occupation
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Servicios telefónicos
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- tono de ocupado
1, record 1, Spanish, tono%20de%20ocupado
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- señal de ocupado 1, record 1, Spanish, se%C3%B1al%20de%20ocupado
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2003-02-05
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Telephone Exchanges
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- busy signal
1, record 2, English, busy%20signal
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A signal transmitted in a backward direction to flash a supervisory lamp to indicate outlet or subscriber busy. 2, record 2, English, - busy%20signal
Record 2, Key term(s)
- busy-flash signal
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Centraux téléphoniques
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- signal d'occupation
1, record 2, French, signal%20d%27occupation
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Signal transmis pour allumer une lampe de supervision qui indiquera l'occupation de la voie d'acheminement ou de la ligne de l'abonné demandé. 2, record 2, French, - signal%20d%27occupation
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
signal d'occupation: terme normalisé par la Commission électrotechnique internationale. 3, record 2, French, - signal%20d%27occupation
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Centrales telefónicas
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- señal de comunicando
1, record 2, Spanish, se%C3%B1al%20de%20comunicando
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2000-08-22
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Telephone Facilities
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- all paths busy tone
1, record 3, English, all%20paths%20busy%20tone
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- all trunks busy tone 1, record 3, English, all%20trunks%20busy%20tone
correct
- fast busy tone 1, record 3, English, fast%20busy%20tone
correct
- ATB tone 1, record 3, English, ATB%20tone
correct
- APB tone 2, record 3, English, APB%20tone
correct
- reorder tone 1, record 3, English, reorder%20tone
correct
- fast busy signal 3, record 3, English, fast%20busy%20signal
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record 3, Key term(s)
- all-paths-busy tone
- all-trunks-busy tone
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Installations (Téléphonie)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- tonalité tous circuits occupés
1, record 3, French, tonalit%C3%A9%20tous%20circuits%20occup%C3%A9s
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- tonalité TCO 1, record 3, French, tonalit%C3%A9%20TCO
correct, feminine noun
- tonalité toutes lignes occupées 2, record 3, French, tonalit%C3%A9%20toutes%20lignes%20occup%C3%A9es
correct, feminine noun
- tonalité TLO 2, record 3, French, tonalit%C3%A9%20TLO
correct, feminine noun
- signal TCO 1, record 3, French, signal%20TCO
correct, masculine noun
- signal TLO 2, record 3, French, signal%20TLO
correct, masculine noun
- tonalité de circuit occupé 3, record 3, French, tonalit%C3%A9%20de%20circuit%20occup%C3%A9
feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Signal entendu lorsqu'il est impossible d'accéder à une ligne interurbaine ou à un indicatif de central (c'est-à-dire les trois premiers chiffres d'un numéro). Source : service de terminologie de Bell Canada à Montréal. 2, record 3, French, - tonalit%C3%A9%20tous%20circuits%20occup%C3%A9s
Record 3, Key term(s)
- signal tous circuits occupés
- signal toutes lignes occupées
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1998-08-17
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Telecommunications
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- subscriber busy signal
1, record 4, English, subscriber%20busy%20signal
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
subscriber busy signal (electrical) 2, record 4, English, - subscriber%20busy%20signal
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Télécommunications
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- signal d'abonné occupé
1, record 4, French, signal%20d%27abonn%C3%A9%20occup%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
signal (électrique) d'abonné occupé 2, record 4, French, - signal%20d%27abonn%C3%A9%20occup%C3%A9
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1987-10-28
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Telegraphy
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- electrical busy signal 1, record 5, English, electrical%20busy%20signal
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- electric busy signal 1, record 5, English, electric%20busy%20signal
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Télégraphie
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- signal électrique d'occupation
1, record 5, French, signal%20%C3%A9lectrique%20d%27occupation
masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1986-11-25
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Telephone Facilities
- Telephones
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- busy lamp 1, record 6, English, busy%20lamp
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- busy lamp signal 1, record 6, English, busy%20lamp%20signal
- busy lamp indicator 1, record 6, English, busy%20lamp%20indicator
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Installations (Téléphonie)
- Téléphones
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- voyant d'occupation
1, record 6, French, voyant%20d%27occupation
masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
- lampe-témoin d'occupation 1, record 6, French, lampe%2Dt%C3%A9moin%20d%27occupation
feminine noun
- indicateur lumineux d'occupation 1, record 6, French, indicateur%20lumineux%20d%27occupation
masculine noun
- témoin lumineux d'occupation 1, record 6, French, t%C3%A9moin%20lumineux%20d%27occupation
masculine noun
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1984-01-25
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Telecommunications Transmission
- Radio Transmission and Reception
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- backward busy signal
1, record 7, English, backward%20busy%20signal
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Transmission (Télécommunications)
- Émission et réception radio
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- signal d'occupation vers l'arrière
1, record 7, French, signal%20d%27occupation%20vers%20l%27arri%C3%A8re
masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 1975-03-11
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Telephone Facilities
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- telephone busy signal 1, record 8, English, telephone%20busy%20signal
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Installations (Téléphonie)
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- voyant d'occupation 1, record 8, French, voyant%20d%27occupation
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
- signal d'occupation 1, record 8, French, signal%20d%27occupation
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
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