单词 | ringback tone |
释义 | > as lemmasringback tone 2. In full ringback tone, ringback signal. A sound played to a user to indicate that a telephone which has been called is currently ringing. ΚΠ 1917 U.S. Patent 1,233,887 8/1 Whenever the ringing relay 340 is actuated, it connects a suitable ‘ring-back’ signal to the calling subscriber, notifying him that the party he called for is being rung. 1950 Winona (Minnesota) Republican-Herald 11 Oct. 3/6 The ringing, busy and ring back tones in the Winona Telephone Exchange are to be changed. 1972 Sci. Amer. Sept. 120/1 When the path is found, the signal-distributor sends electrical signals to ring the telephone of the called subscriber and sends ringback tones to the caller. 2004 Daily News (N.Y.) (Nexis) 7 Dec. Get ready for ringbacks. This newest audio fix for cell phone users is a snippet of a song meant to replace those boring standard rings callers hear after they punch in a number. < as lemmas |
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