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call forwarding
noun
: a telephone service that allows a subscriber to have incoming calls forwarded to a different number
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The app provides users with tools to block unwanted calls, identify and screen incoming calls, and manage call settings such as call forwarding and voicemail.
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Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 2 Nov. 2024
Here are detailed instructions on how to check up on your call forwarding settings.
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Kim Komando, USA TODAY, 24 Feb. 2023
The Ooma Office package includes 35 valuable features, including call forwarding, logging, extension calling, and SMS messaging.
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The Salt Lake Tribune, 21 July 2022
This could affect security systems, medical monitoring devices, fax machines and contact lists, call forwarding settings, voicemail services and any other similar functions for mobile phones and wireless devices.
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Emily Deletter, The Enquirer, 19 Oct. 2021
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Word History
First Known Use
1963, in the meaning defined above
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“Call forwarding.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/call%20forwarding. Accessed 13 Feb. 2025.
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