supervisory signal
Definitions
Computing
- noun a signal that indicates if a circuit is busy
- noun a signal that provides an indication of the state of a device
Electronics
- A signal, such as a hook flash or that transmitted by hanging up, which alerts a central office or PBX to a given command, such as switching between calls when using call waiting, or to release the line when ending a call.
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