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autodialer

autodialer

2 6.4
A device or computer program that calls many phone numbers automatically for reminders and sales
  • noun
  • /ˈɔːtoʊˌdaɪlər/
  • Specialized
translation icon : marcador automático
  • I was listening to web radio from Earthside, watching my autodialer strobe on my softscreen.
  • manufacturer of autodialers
  • company that uses autodialer
  • use of autodialers

Examples

  • Circle 202 on Reader Service Card Alarm autodialers

    Academic text (1994)

  • Autodialer/Operator: Telephone communications enable the autodialer to alert the operator of alarm conditions.

    Academic text (1998)

  • The Autodialer Alert System provides telephone communication with the filter system and offers the operator notification (Figure 4) for the following conditions.

    Academic text (1998)

  • Autodialer/Operator: Telephone communications enable the autodialer to alert the operator of alarm conditions.

    Academic text (1998)

  • Autodialer, Monitor

    Academic text (1997)

  • The gateway doubles as an alarm autodialer and a real-time data acquisition system for flow, level, and other site-metering functions.

    Academic text (1994)

  • Many companies use an autodialer to quickly contact customers about special offers.

  • The emergency system activated the autodialer to notify residents of the evacuation order.

  • During the campaign, the candidate's team relied on an autodialer to reach thousands of voters in one day.

Synonyms

dialer
vsautodialer
  • US
3 3.6

A device or app that lets you call numbers from a phone

focuses on automatic mass calling for notifications or telemarketing
autodial
vsautodialer
  • Specialized
6.0

A machine or program that calls phone numbers automatically

calls many numbers for mass notifications or telemarketing

How Automatic

robocall
7 5.2
autodialer
  • Specialized
2 6.4
dial phone
  • Archaic
1 6.8

Surface Forms

autodialer singular
autodialers plural

Morphology

autodialer = dialer (transparent) = auto + dial + er

The prefix auto- clearly adds the sense of automatic operation to the base word dialer.

Etymology

Autodialer combines auto- meaning 'self' (as in automatic) and dial meaning 'to call a number'. So an autodialer is a device or program that 'calls by itself' many phone numbers.