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ringback en · NOUN

Etymology

Deverbal from ring back.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) The sound transmitted back to a caller to indicate that the telephone they are calling is ringing.
  2. (uncountable) A telephone feature allowing a person to receive an automatic call back when a busy line becomes free.
    • 'But you've been engaged an awfully long time: I had to use ringback in the end and that's expensive, but this is important so never mind.' 2013, Mark Roberts, The Sixth Soul: