Dialling
41All figure dialling — refers to the change in the UK telephone numbering plan in 1966when the three digit numbers for local telephone exchanges began to be assigned without reference to any correspondence to the letters on the telephone dial. Similar changes have… …
42direct dialling — diˌrect ˈdialling 7 [direct dialling] (BrE) (NAmE diˌrect ˈdialing) noun uncountable …
43Former Australian dialling codes — Introduction of Area Codes (pre 1990s)= The introduction of subscriber trunk dialling was slow, partly because of the distances of exchanges in some areas and partly due to the use of manual exchanges well into the 1980s. Initially, area codes… …
44List of UK dialling codes covering Wales — This is a list of geographic UK dialling codes covering Wales that are currently in use. Some exchanges cover both sides of the Wales England border. All geographic telephone numbers in Wales are in the format (01xxx) xxxxxx, with the exception… …
45subscriber trunk dialling — ➔ STD …
46direct dialling — UK US UK (US direct dialing) noun [U] COMMUNICATIONS ► the ability to make a phone call without it having to be connected through a switchboard: »The new system incorporates direct dialling, which will make it easier for callers to connect… …
47international dialling code — UK US UK (US international dialing code) noun [C] ► COMMUNICATIONS a series of numbers that you must use before calling a phone number in another country: »The international dialling code for calling Germany from the UK is 0049 …
48subscriber trunk dialling — ► NOUN Brit. ▪ the automatic connection of trunk calls by dialling without the assistance of an operator …
49pulse dialling — noun A telephone dialling system in which digits are transmitted as electrical pulses, the number of pulses corresponding to the value of each digit • • • Main Entry: ↑pulse …
50subscriber trunk dialling — noun A dialling system in which subscribers in exchanges in many countries of the world can dial each other directly (abbrev STD) • • • Main Entry: ↑subscribe …
