List of Telephony Terminology - C

C

• call originator - (or calling party, caller or A-party) a person or device that initiates a telephone call by dialling a telephone number.
• call waiting - a system that notifies a caller of another incoming telephone call by sounding a sound in the earpiece.
• called party
• Caller
• calling party
• conference call (multi-party call)
• COCOT