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preselection

6.8

Automatically sending outgoing phone calls through a chosen phone company

noun
/ˌpriːsɪˈlɛkʃən/

: preselección

With preselection, all outgoing calls are automatically routed through the preferred service provider.

Examples

After enabling preselection, she no longer had to dial extra codes to use her chosen carrier.
The regulator introduced preselection to give consumers more control over their phone bills.
The preselection of the carrier was done last week.
I prefer the preselection option for my calls.
With preselection, all outgoing calls are automatically routed through the preferred service provider.
After enabling preselection, she no longer had to dial extra codes to use her chosen carrier.
The regulator introduced preselection to give consumers more control over their phone bills.

Surface Forms

preselection singular

preselections plural

Morphology

preselection = selection (semi-transparent) = pre + select + ion

Morphological composition is clear, but the telecom meaning (pre-arranged carrier routing) is specialized and not immediately obvious to general learners.

Etymology

Preselection comes from pre- meaning 'before' and selection from select, meaning 'choose'. In phone services, preselection means you pick a carrier 'before' making calls so your calls are automatically sent through the provider you chose.