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Meaning of "busy signal" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BUSY SIGNAL

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BUSY SIGNAL

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Busy signal is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BUSY SIGNAL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Busy signal

A busy signal in telephony is an audible or visual signal to the calling party that indicates failure to complete the requested connection of that particular telephone call. There are several distinctly different types of busy signals: ▪ a reorder tone,, indicates that no transmission path to the called number is available. It is often played after a recording describing a telephone problem ▪ an otherwise unspecified busy signal indicates that the called number is occupied: the number is calling out, someone else has called the number or is calling the number at the same time, the other line was left off-hook, or it is otherwise unavailable ▪ a tone—sometimes with an intercept message played over the busy—at the end of a call to indicate the other party has hung up. Countries have different signaling tones that act as busy signals, in most cases consisting of a tone with equal on/off periods at a rate of between 60 and 120 interruptions per minute. In North America, the Precise Tone Plan used today employs two tones of 480 and 620 Hz at 60 i.p.m..

Definition of busy signal in the English dictionary

The definition of busy signal in the dictionary is a repeated single note heard on a telephone when the number called is already in use Also called : engaged tone.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BUSY SIGNAL

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bustle
bustler
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bustling
bustlingly
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busulfan
busuuti
busy
busy bee
busy Lizzie
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busybody
busybodying
busyness
busywork

WORDS THAT END LIKE BUSY SIGNAL

alarm signal
call signal
composite colour signal
danger signal
departure signal
distress signal
fog signal
hand signal
interregnal
interval signal
presignal
regnal
signal
smoke signal
time signal
traffic signal
turn signal

Synonyms and antonyms of busy signal in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «busy signal» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BUSY SIGNAL

Find out the translation of busy signal to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of busy signal from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «busy signal» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

占线信号
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

señal de comunicando
570 millions of speakers

English

busy signal
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

व्यस्त संकेत
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

إشارَة إنْشِغال الـخَطّ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

сигнал «занято»
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

sinal de ocupado
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ব্যস্ত সংকেত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

tonalité occupée
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Isyarat sibuk
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Besetztton
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

話し中を示す信号
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

통화 중 신호
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sinyal sibuk
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tín hiệu bận
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பிஸியாக சிக்னல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

व्यस्त सिग्नल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

meşgul sinyali
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

segnale di occupato
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

sygnał zajęty
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

сигнал зайнято
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

semnal ocupat
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σήμα κατειλημμένου
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

besige sein
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

tuta upptaget
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

opptattsignal
5 millions of speakers

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about busy signal

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QUOTES WITH «BUSY SIGNAL»

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James Gleick
We have met the Devil of Information Overload and his impish underlings, the computer virus, the busy signal, the dead link, and the PowerPoint presentation.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BUSY SIGNAL»

Discover the use of busy signal in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to busy signal and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Asterisk For Dummies
A fast busy signal is a busy signal that sounds twice as fast as the normal busy signal. You probably hear a fast busy signal when part of your carrier's network is down (the pesky backhoe again — see the section “Handling an 'all circuits are ...
Stephen P. Olejniczak, Brady Kirby, 2007
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InfoWorld
One company that seems to be offering a constant busy signal is Toshiba, at least judging from the number of Gripe Line messages 56 INFOWORLD JANUARY 27, 1997 http://www.infoworld.com 'f ^ THE BEST O F The past 12 months.
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Island Dreams
My professional break was with Renaissance family," Busy Signal expressed as he took me down memory lane. He teamed up with Renaissance voicing dub plates, then it was just on the rise from there. His favourite colour is black and he  ...
Mosimba
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Quantitative Methods for Business
Calls occurring when both extension lines are being used receive a busy signal; no waiting is allowed. Each representative can accommodate an average of 12 calls per hour. The arrival rate is 20 calls per hour. a. How many extension lines ...
David Anderson, Dennis Sweeney, Thomas Williams, 2012
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Daydreaming in Humans and Machines: A Computer Model of the ...
Thus the program must be modified to check whether the called phone is busy, and if so, to give the calling phone a busy signal (and to remove the busy signal when the calling phone goes on-hook). Once the above modification has been ...
Erik T. Mueller, 1990
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Cloud Architecture Patterns
The client is programmatically making a request of a service, but the service replies with a busy signal. The client is responsible for correct interpretation of the busy signal followed by an appropriate number of retry attempts. If the busy signals ...
Bill Wilder, 2012
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French Dictionary of Information Technology: French/English, ...
... discret modulé en fréquence discrete frequency modulation signal; ~ d' occupation busy tone; busy signal; busy flash; engaged signal ; ~ d'occupation complète all-trunks- busy signal; — d'occupation de ligne number-unobtainable tone; ...
Terry R. Pyper, 1989
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Next Generation Mobile Access Technologies: Implementing TDD
12.6.2.2 Dynamic subchannel adaptation For any MAC frame greater than or equal to i, the received busy-signal powers are composed of the signal powers of the intended user, MS k, and the busy-signal powers of all other entities which are ...
Harald Haas, Stephen McLaughlin, 2008
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Operator's and Organizational Maintenance Manual: Telephone ...
If a ringback or busy signal is heard, the switching facility has set up the telephone set for direct access service. Skip step 2 and go directly to step 3. 2. Press and release the numbered keys on the keysender, one at a time, for the number ...
10
An Introduction to Management Science: Quantitative ...
Calls occurring when both extension lines are being used receive a busy signal; no waiting is allowed. Each representative can accommodate an average of 12 calls per hour. The arrival rate is 20 calls per hour. a. How many extension lines ...
Dennis J. Sweeney, Thomas A. Williams, Jeffrey D. Camm, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BUSY SIGNAL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term busy signal is used in the context of the following news items.
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Busy Signal sets record straight
Dancehall artiste Busy Signal said he was unaware of a debt that resulted in him being arrested in Trinidad and Tobago, on Saturday night. «Jamaica Observer, Jul 15»
2
CenturyLink reports telephone outages in Steamboat Springs …
... afternoon, 911 calls made to the city of Steamboat Springs' 911 line were not being transferred, and anyone who called got a busy signal. «Steamboat Pilot & Today, Jul 15»
3
Private schools serious about accountability
The telephone number for public inquires about private schools has been registering a busy signal for days, meaning that neither the private ... «Toronto Star, Jul 15»
4
St. Augustine City Hall phone lines down
Anyone attempting to contact city offices was met with a busy signal. Service began being restored shortly after noon. By mid-afternoon, service ... «WJXT Jacksonville, Jul 15»
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Messaging vs. Video
Maybe it's the new "busy signal"? (Millennial readers: Ask your parents.) At the end of his post, Brent discusses the integration of messaging ... «No Jitter, Jul 15»
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Explorers, Piasa Birds battle for berth in playoffs
Some are still experiencing a busy signal until tonight's games are decided. The most eventful game may be played at Public School Stadium ... «Alton Telegraph, Jul 15»
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Holmes, Russell ready for showdown
The after party will feature performances by Busy Signal, Cham and Sizzla. The final match will be streamed live on Television Jamaica (TVJ), ... «Jamaica Gleaner, Jul 15»
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Sponsors are not responsible for high volume of phone calls that could result in continuous busy signal or phone company message that all ... «WSMV Nashville, Jul 15»
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Written by NGOVOU GYANG
Trinidad and Tobago soca singer Bunji Garlin and his wife Fayann Lyons, along with Jamaican dancehall performer Busy Signal, will headline ... «BVI Beacon, Jul 15»
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Technical problem causes 911 callers to get busy signal
Rodriguez says the 911 malfunction is a very rare occurrence, and reminded callers that if they get a busy signal when dialing 911 in the future, ... «KTVN, Jun 15»

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