call forwarding

noun

: a telephone service that allows a subscriber to have incoming calls forwarded to a different number

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Here are detailed instructions on how to check up on your call forwarding settings. Kim Komando, USA TODAY, 24 Feb. 2023 The Ooma Office package includes 35 valuable features, including call forwarding, logging, extension calling, and SMS messaging. 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. Emily Deletter, The Enquirer, 19 Oct. 2021

Word History

First Known Use

1963, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of call forwarding was in 1963

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“Call forwarding.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/call%20forwarding. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.

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