Glossary
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administration
The process of setting up software on a system so that the software functions as
needed.
analog
The representation of numerical quantities by means of physical variables such as
translation, rotation, voltage, or resistance (contrasted with digital). In teleprocessing
usage, an analog channel usually refers to a voice-grade telephone line.
attendant
console
A larger, special-purpose telephone with numerous lines and features used by the
attendant or operator to answer and transfer calls.
Audio
Information
Exchange
(AUDIX)
A complete voice-mail messaging system accessed and operated by touch-tone
telephones and integrated with a switch or PBX.
automated
attendant
A feature that allows customers to set up a main number with a menu of options that
route callers to an appropriate department at the touch of a button.
backup
A duplicate copy of a file system saved on a removable cartridge or a separate disk
than the original. You can restore the back-up file system if the original active
version becomes corrupted (damaged) or lost.
call answer
A feature that allows the AUDIX Voice Power system to answer a call and record a
message when the subscriber is not available.
call coverage
A switch feature that defines a preselected path for calls to follow if the first or second
coverage points are not answered.
channel
A telecommunications transmission path for voice and/or data.
class of
restriction
(COR)
The set of call origination and termination parameters given to subscribers when they
are administered on the system.
class of service
(COS)
The set of features and privileges given to subscribers when they are administered on
the system.
cold boot
A process of restarting the computer by turning the computer off then on. A cold boot
erases the contents of the system’s volatile memory.
configuration
The set of hardware and software components selected for a system, including internal
components and external or peripheral components.
coverage path
An ordered sequence of coverage points to which coverage calls are redirected.
data base
A collection of file systems and files in disk memory that store the voice and nonvoice
or program information necessary for the operation of the AUDIX Voice Power
system and the switch.
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